NC162W

On August 2, 1944 at 12:00 PM, NC162W experienced a crash involving Lockheed 5 Vega, operated by Alaska Airlines, with the event recorded near Alaska Alaska.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

5 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 5 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: 4, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

In unknown circumstances, the single engine aircraft crashed in the region of the Kuskokwim River. While the aircraft was destroyed by a post crash fire, all five occupants, a pilot and four passengers, were injured.

Aircraft reference details include registration NC162W, MSN 128, year of manufacture 1930.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 71.3863°, -156.4710°.