Yakutat – Dry Bay

On May 24, 2022 at 03:40 PM, Yakutat – Dry Bay experienced a crash involving De Havilland DHC-3 Otter, operated by Yakutat Coastal Airlines, with the event recorded near Dry Bay Alaska.

The flight was categorized as charter/taxi (non scheduled revenue flight) 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: 1, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 3, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The single engine airplane departed Yakutat on an on-demand flight to Dry Bay, a remote airstrip located about 30 miles southeast of the Southeast Alaska community of Yakutat. On final approach, the aircraft crashed in a wooded area located short of runway. All four occupants were injured, three critically.

Aircraft reference details include registration N703TH, MSN 456, year of manufacture 1965.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 59.6753°, -153.1369°.