Aircraft Crashes Record Office
Bureau d'Archives des Accidents Aéronautiques

Accident description
   
     
Date & Time
 
21SEP2006 at 1315LT
Type of Aircraft
 
Operator
 
Alaska Sportsman's Lodge
Registration
 
N5154G
Location
 
Katmai National Park
   
Flight number
   
Schedule
 
Kodiak - Igiugig
 
Construction number
 
405
Year of manufacture
 
1952
     
Crew on board
 
1
Pax on board
 
5
Crew fatalities
 
0
Pax fatalities
 
1
Other fatalities
 
0
Total fatalities
 
1

Circumstances
   
 
While landing on a lake located near Swikshak River, in the Katmai National Park, Alaska, the single engine floatplane plunged into the water. The right wing broke while the left wing was torn off. One passenger died while the others were slightly injured. Among the occupants were 4 US tourists, one local guide and one local pilot.
   


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