Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, Jun 30, 1985, King Sa...
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on June 30, 1985 near King Salmon, Alaska, United States with no fatalities. Cause: Fuel exhaustion; a fuel...
- Date: June 30, 1985
- Aircraft: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
- Location: King Salmon, Alaska, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Fuel exhaustion; a fuel filler cap was found missing after the accident.
A Douglas C-47B operated by Northern Peninsula Fisheries lost power from both engines on approach to King Salmon, Alaska, during an executive flight from Homer. The captain landed on tundra beside a road, and the aircraft was substantially damaged with no fatalities.