Chicken - Slate Creek

On May 15, 1981 at 12:15 PM, Chicken - Slate Creek experienced a crash involving Short SC.7 Skyvan Variant, operated by Gifford Aviation, with the event recorded near Slate Creek Alaska.

The flight was categorized as cargo and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

2 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 2 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. Upon landing at Slave Creek Airport, the twin engine airplane landed hard and bounced. On impact, the undercarriage were torn off and the airplane came to rest. Both pilots were uninjured while the aircraft was written off.

Aircraft reference details include registration N70DA, MSN SH.1848, year of manufacture 1968.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 60.2093°, -160.0176°.