Nikolai - Silvertip Lodge

On July 22, 1992 at 03:30 PM, Nikolai - Silvertip Lodge experienced a crash involving De Havilland DHC-3 Otter, operated by Woods Air Service - Woods Air Fuel, with the event recorded near McGrath Alaska.

The flight was categorized as charter/taxi (non scheduled revenue flight) and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley 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: 1, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 1, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. The airplane was in cruise flight when the pilot noticed a slight fire smell. The engine began to lose power slowly and would not respond to engine control inputs. The pilot landed on a gravel bar and had to extinguish the fire in the engine accessory case with the fire extinguisher and dirt. The airplane has not been recovered and the engine has not been examined.

Aircraft reference details include registration N41755, MSN 339, year of manufacture 1960.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 62.9564°, -155.5958°.