Anchorage - Hollywood

On February 20, 1982 at 01:10 PM, Anchorage - Hollywood experienced a crash involving Grumman G-21A Goose, operated by Red Dodge, with the event recorded near Cape Yakataga Alaska.

The flight was categorized as positioning and the reported phase was flight at a lake, sea, ocean, river 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 technical failure. Aircraft departed Merrill Field at 1110 with 220 gallons of fuel. Two hours later both engines quit while flying at an altitude of 6,500 feet approximately 10 miles offshore. The crew was unable to restart the engines and the aircraft was ditched into 12 to 15 foot waves with a 40 knot surface wind. The right float was torn off and both engine mounts broke. The aircraft sank at 1745 and was not recovered. The aircraft had an annual inspection 4 days prior to the accident. The fueling facilities were checked and found free of water or other contaminants.

Aircraft reference details include registration N2845D, MSN B112, year of manufacture 1945.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 60.0611°, -142.4322°.