Narrative:
The Harpoon cargo plane crashed in Alaska. The pilot survived.
» Fairbanks Daily News-Miner 12 Aug 1958
» Lockheed production list / G. Goodall
| Status: | |
| Date: | Saturday 9 August 1958 |
| Type: |  Lockheed PV-2T Harpoon |
| Operator: | Aklavik Import & Export Co. |
| Registration: | N7457C |
| MSN: | 15-1594 |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | near Fort Yukon, AK ( United States of America)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Aklavik Airport, NT (LAK/CYKD), Canada |
| Fairbanks International Airport, AK (FAI/PAFA), United States of America |
The Harpoon cargo plane crashed in Alaska. The pilot survived.
Sources:
» Fairbanks Daily News-Miner 13 Aug 1958» Fairbanks Daily News-Miner 12 Aug 1958
» Lockheed production list / G. Goodall
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This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Aklavik Airport, NT to Fairbanks International Airport, AK as the crow flies is 677 km (423 miles).
Distance from Aklavik Airport, NT to Fairbanks International Airport, AK as the crow flies is 677 km (423 miles).
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