by Robert Hedrick | Jul 28, 2023 | Accident, Alaska Accident
On July 20, 2023, a Bell 206 helicopter, operated by Maritime Helicopters, Inc. crashed into a lake in northern Alaska. The three passengers and the pilot did not survive the accident. Our hearts go out to their families and friends. Alaska Department of Natural...
by Casey Dubose | Jun 1, 2022 | Alaska Accident
On Tuesday May 24, 2022 at approximately 3:00 pm, a Yakutat Coastal Airlines DHC-3 Otter was involved in a serious accident as it approached to land at a rural airstrip (Dry Bay Airport 3AK) 47 miles southeast of Yakutat. While one passenger received minor injuries,...
by Robert Hedrick | Aug 7, 2021 | Accident, Alaska Accident, Commercial Aviation Accident
On August 5, 2021, a DeHavilland Beaver seaplane operated by Southeast Aviation out of Ketchikan, crashed in the mountains approximately 8 miles northeast of Ketchikan while on a Misty Fjords National Monument scenic flight. There were no survivors among the five...
by Robert Hedrick | Mar 29, 2021 | Accident, Alaska Accident, General Aviation
On March 27, 2021, an Astar helicopter (Eurocopter AS350, now Airbus Helicopters) Crashed near Knik Glacier at 6:35 pm, approximately 50 miles east of Anchorage, Alaska. Five persons on board died, and one survived with serious injuries. The helicopter, operated by...
by Casey Dubose | Aug 1, 2020 | Accident, Alaska Accident, Commercial Aviation Accident
In three weeks, there have been three deadly mid-air collisions between commercial operators and general aviation aircraft. It is an unprecedented series of avoidable accidents in a year where the FAA mandated technology that should make this less common. The accident...
