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| Date: | Wednesday 15 January 1958 |
| Time: | 16:00 |
| Type: | Lockheed Vega 5C Seaplane |
| Owner/operator: | Alaska Coastal Airlines |
| Registration: | N47M |
| MSN: | 99 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Kadashan Bay near Tenakee Springs, AK -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Rodgers Point, AK |
| Tenakee Springs, AK | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Emergency landing after running out of fuel, the left wing hit some trees and the aircraft crashed inverted into Kadashan Bay. Bad fuel planning by the pilot. Pilot Fred Sheldon (37) died. The two passengers survived injured. TT: 13,496 hrs
Sources:
Lockheed Aircraft Since 1913 / Rene J. Francillon
The Nome Nugget 17 January 1958, pA3
https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/33588
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 14-Dec-2012 03:23 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Source, Damage, ] |
| 19-Mar-2021 13:09 | TB | Updated [Total occupants, Location, Nature, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 26-Dec-2021 14:09 | Cobar | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 26-Dec-2021 14:19 | Cobar | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
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