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| Date: | Friday 2 December 1949 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Grumman G-21A Goose |
| Owner/operator: | Alaska Coastal Airlines |
| Registration: | N88820 |
| MSN: | 1114 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Farm Island 24 km S of Petersburg, AK -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Petersburg, AK |
| Wrangell, AK | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Forced landing during snow storm near Stikine River. One woman passenger died. Others injured. One wing and engine torn off.
Sources:
El Tiempo 4 December 1949, p8
El Litoral 3 December 1949, p1
Saskatoon Star-Phoenix 3 December 1949, p2
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 21 August 1966 | N88820 | Alaska Coastal Airlines | 9 | Juneau, AK | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-May-2014 14:53 | TB | Added |
| 28-Jan-2015 20:24 | TB | Updated [Date, Country, Source, ] |
| 28-Jan-2015 20:25 | TB | Updated [Location, ] |
| 21-Nov-2015 08:10 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 28-Dec-2017 18:45 | TB | Updated [Registration, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 09-Jan-2022 17:14 | Cobar | Updated [Registration, Cn, Location, ] |
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