NR9648

On August 21, 1937 at 12:00 AM, NR9648 experienced a crash involving Ford 5, operated by Republic Oil Company, with the event recorded near Anchorage Alaska.

The flight was categorized as survey / patrol / reconnaissance and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley 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: 3, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is weather. The crew was engaged in a SAR mission for missing polar fliers. En route, weather conditions worsened and the pilot was forced to attempt an emergency landing in the tundra. On landing, the three engine aircraft overturned and came to rest upside down. All three occupants were unhurt while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration NR9648, MSN 5-AT-057, year of manufacture 27.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 61.2163°, -149.8949°.