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Crash of a Douglas C-124C Globemaster II in Cape Newenham

Date & Time: Sep 8, 1972
Type of aircraft:
Douglas C-124 Globemaster II
Operator:
Registration:
51-0132
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
43466
YOM:
1951
Location:
Cape Newenham
Alaska
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Upon landing at Cape Newenham Airport, the four engine airplane went out of control and veered off runway. It went down an embankment, lost its tail and came to rest. There were no casualties.

Crash of a Lockheed P2V-7S Neptune near Cape Newenham: 12 killed

Date & Time: Nov 24, 1964
Type of aircraft:
Lockheed P-2 Neptune
Operator:
Registration:
135610
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Kodiak - Kodiak
MSN:
726-7046
Location:
Cape Newenham
Alaska
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
12
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
12
Circumstances:
While conducting a coastal patrol mission out from Kodiak, the airplane struck the slope of a mountain located about 3 miles southeast of Cape Newenham. All 12 crew members were killed.
Crew:
Lt L. D. Wilson, pilot,
LCDR R. H. Walker, copilot,
Lt W. A. Dotson,
Lt R. A. Myers, navigator,
Lt D. M. Smith, navigator,
ADR1 H. M. Ley, mechanic,
ADR3 B. J. Crum, mechanic,
AE3 T. S. Gould, mad operator,
ATN2 Laugesen, technician,
AXAN M. McDaniel, technician,
AN J. L. LYONS, technician,
AO2 H. Brantley, ordnance.

Crash of a De Havilland YL-20 Beaver in Cape Newenham

Date & Time: Sep 24, 1951
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver
Operator:
Registration:
51-5111
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Cargo
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Cape Newenham – Elmendorf
MSN:
99
YOM:
1951
Location:
Cape Newenham
Alaska
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
While taking off at Cape Newenham Airfield, the aircraft suffered technical problems and crashed. It was damaged beyond repair while the pilot Herbert W. Kent survived.
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