Chase YC-122 Avitruc

TransNorthern Aviation

Shortly after takeoff from Anchorage-Intl Airport, while climbing, the airplane stalled and crashed. A crew member was killed while two others were seriously injured.

Mobile Aircraft

The crew was engaged in a cargo flight and the aircraft was carrying a load of cement bags. En route, the right engine failed and the crew decided to divert to Golovin Airport for an emergency landing. On final, the pilot-in-command decided to make a go-around when the airplane stalled and crashed in a lagoon located short of runway and came to rest in three feet of water. Both pilots were uninjured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair and abandoned.

Bush Aviation

The crew was completing a flight from Fort Lauderdale to Bimini, carrying various equipment for a movie. While approaching Bimini Island, the aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances into the sea. SAR operations were conducted but eventually suspended few days later asa no trace of the aircraft nor the four crew members was found. Some debris were eventually spotted few days later floating on water northwest of Bimini Island.