Anchorage - New Stuyahok

On August 2, 1996 at 11:00 AM, Anchorage - New Stuyahok experienced a crash involving De Havilland DHC-4 Caribou, operated by Greatland Air Cargo, with the event recorded near New Stuyahok 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.

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. The airplane's nose gear collapsed during a landing roll on a gravel airstrip. Subsequent examination of the nose gear locking mechanism disclosed a failed hydraulic drag strut locking actuator.

Aircraft reference details include registration N800NC, MSN 98, year of manufacture 1963.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 59.4513°, -157.3147°.