Anchorage - Shageluk

On May 13, 1987 at 07:00 PM, Anchorage - Shageluk experienced a crash involving Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar, operated by Northern Pacific Transport, with the event recorded near Shageluk 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.

5 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 5 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: 3, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The airplane was destabilized by a slight vertical air movement on approach. The pilot touched the airplane down short of the runway proper, collapsing the landing gear before sliding off the strip into adjacent tundra. All five occupants escaped uninjured.

Aircraft reference details include registration N8504X, MSN 245, year of manufacture 1947.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 62.6819°, -159.5646°.