Barrow - Fairbanks

On August 1, 1981 at 02:25 PM, Barrow - Fairbanks experienced a crash involving Beechcraft C-45 Expeditor, operated by Aurora Air Services, with the event recorded near Livengood Alaska.

The flight was categorized as cargo and the reported phase was flight at a mountains crash site.

1 people were known to be on board, 1 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 1, crew fatalities: 1, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. While cruising in poor weather conditions on a cargo flight from Barrow to Fairbanks, the twin engine airplane struck trees and crashed in a wooded and hilly terrain located near a pipeline, in the region of Livengood. The pilot, sole on board, was killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration N9826Z, MSN AF-305, year of manufacture 1953.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 65.4854°, -148.3850°.