Togiak - Cold Bay

On June 12, 2011 at 02:55 PM, Togiak - Cold Bay experienced a crash involving Douglas DC-6, operated by Universal Airlines, with the event recorded near Cold Bay Alaska.

The flight was categorized as positioning and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

4 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 4 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 4, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. According to the captain, while on approach to land, he distracted the crew by pointing out a boat dock. He said that after touchdown, he realized that the landing gear was not extended, and the airplane slid on its belly, sustaining substantial damage to the underside of the fuselage. He said that the crew did not hear the landing gear retracted warning horn, and the accident could have been prevented if he had not distracted the crew. The captain reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Aircraft reference details include registration N600UA, MSN 44894/651, year of manufacture 1956.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 55.2072°, -162.7147°.