Fairbanks - Point Lay

On October 8, 1993 at 05:35 PM, Fairbanks - Point Lay experienced a crash involving Douglas C-54 Skymaster, operated by Brooks Fuel, with the event recorded near Point Lay 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.

3 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 3 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: 1, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is other causes. The captain stated there were no runway condition reports and a local contact stated the runway was in good condition. They landed and the braking action was nil. The captain maneuvered the airplane to a dry patch of dirt on the left side of the runway. When the main gear rolled onto the dry patch the airplane veered sharply to the left and departed the runway. Both crewmembers stated a go around was not possible. According to landing performance charts, the minimum landing runway length was 4,500 feet on a dry hard surface runway. The actual runway length was 3,500 feet.

Aircraft reference details include registration N811E, MSN 36080, year of manufacture 1945.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 69.7857°, -163.0348°.