Bronson Creek - Wrangell

On January 14, 1993 at 08:30 AM, Bronson Creek - Wrangell experienced a crash involving Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), operated by Central Mountain Air, with the event recorded near Bronson Creek British Columbia.

The flight was categorized as cargo and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

2 people were known to be on board, 2 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

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

The listed crash cause is human factor. After takeoff from Bronson Creek, while climbing to a height of 800 feet, the crew initiate a left turn when the left wing rolled to an angle of 30°. The aircraft stalled and crashed, bursting into flames. Both occupants were killed. The aircraft was carrying a load of gold.

Aircraft reference details include registration C-FAAM, MSN 9862, year of manufacture 1943.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 56.6856°, -131.0792°.