De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter crash, Sep 6, 1977 (13 killed)
De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter accident on September 6, 1977 near Iliamna Alaska, United States with 13 fatalities. Cause: The NTSB attributed the...
- Date: September 6, 1977
- Aircraft: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter
- Location: Iliamna Alaska, United States
- Fatalities: 13
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The NTSB attributed the accident to the flight crew failure to use proper navigation procedures, including backup navigation means, to confirm the aircraft position and progress.
Flight 302, a Twin Otter of Alaska Aeronautical Industries, departed Iliamna for Anchorage under instrument flight rules with 13 people aboard. Radio contact ended over the Kakon Intersection and the aircraft was later found to have struck a glacier face on Mount Iliamna at about 7,000 feet. All 13 occupants were killed and recovery of the bodies was not possible.