Douglas DC-3 crash, Jan 23, 2001 (2 killed), Unalaska
Douglas DC-3 accident on January 23, 2001 near Unalaska, Alaska, United States with 2 fatalities. Cause: The flight crew failed to maintain adequate...
- Date: January 23, 2001
- Aircraft: Douglas DC-3
- Location: Unalaska, Alaska, United States
- Fatalities: 2
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: The flight crew failed to maintain adequate distance and altitude from mountainous terrain during the departure climb, and the captain was impaired by drugs.
A DC-3 cargo flight departed Unalaska at night under VFR without a flight plan and flew into a volcanic mountain about 4.5 miles from the airport on its runway heading. The crew had not kept adequate clearance from terrain, and both pilots were found to have drugs in their systems. The wreckage was found on snow-covered terrain the next day and both crew died.