Fairchild F-27B N4905B
2 December 1968 · Pedro Bay, Alaska, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 2 December 1968 at about 09:36 local time, a Fairchild F-27B registered N4905B, operated by Wien Consolidated Airlines, Inc., was involved in an accident during in flight near Pedro Bay, Alaska, United States. 39 people were on board and 39 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 09:36
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Pedro Bay, Alaska, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Fairchild F-27B
- Registration
- N4905B
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Wien Consolidated Airlines, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Anchorage, Alas → Dillingham, Alas
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 1-0038
People
39 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
ENCTRD SVR TO EXTRM UNFCST TURBC. R WING WKND INDETERMINATE DEG BY PRE-EXISTING FATIGUE CRACKS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Fairchild F-27B accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Aug 1975 | Fairchild F-27B | Gambell, Alaska, United States | Wien Air Alaska | Fatal | 10 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jan 1968 | Piper PA-22 | Baytown, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1968 | Cessna 150 | Mounds, Oklahoma, United States | Riverside Airl | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1968 | Piper PA-22 | Laurel, Maryland, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1968 | Piper J5A | Valparaiso, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1968 | Mooney M20D | Santa Rosa, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 May 1968 | Cessna 182 | Medford, New Jersey, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |