Kodiak - Saint Paul Island

On June 28, 2006 at 12:00 AM, Kodiak - Saint Paul Island experienced a crash involving Lockheed C-130 Hercules, operated by United States Coast Guard - USCG, with the event recorded near Saint Paul Island 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.

9 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 9 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 9, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The aircraft departed Kodiak on a cargo flight to Saint Paul Island, carrying nine crew members and a 19,000 litres fuel truck. Upon landing on runway 36, the airplane fish tailed twice, causing the right wing to struck the runway surface. The wingtip was sheared off as well as the engine n°4 propeller. Unable to stop within the remaining distance, the aircraft overrun, lost its undercarriage and came to rest few dozen metres further. All nine occupants escaped uninjured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration 1710, MSN 5028, year of manufacture 1985.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 57.1785°, -170.2891°.