 The wreckage of the DHC-3 Otter at the crash site | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | August 9, 2010 |
| Summary | Controlled flight into terrain |
| Site | Near Aleknagik 59°19′46″N 158°22′52″W / 59.32944°N 158.38111°W |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | de Havilland Canada DHC-3T Turbo Otter |
| Operator | GCI |
| Registration | N455A |
| Flight origin | Nerka Lake, Alaska |
| Destination | HRM Sports camp, Nushagak River, Alaska |
| Occupants | 9 |
| Passengers | 8 |
| Crew | 1 |
| Fatalities | 5 |
| Injuries | 4 |
| Survivors | 4 |
On August 9, 2010, a privately operated amphibious floatplane crashed near Aleknagik, Alaska, killing five of the nine people on board. The fatalities included former U.S. Senator Ted Stevens, while the survivors included former Administrator of NASA and then-CEO of EADS North America Sean O'Keefe, his son, and future Deputy Administrator of NASA James Morhard.[1][2][3]
The aircraft, a single-engine de Havilland Canada DHC-3 Otter registered to GCI, crashed on a mountainside while on a flight between two fishing lodges. Stevens and O'Keefe had been on a fishing trip. The wreckage was quickly located after an aerial search, but rescue efforts were hampered by poor weather.[4]
- ^ "Reports: Former Sen. Ted Stevens in Alaska Plane Crash". PBS Newshour. Archived from the original on August 11, 2010. Retrieved 10 August 2010.
- ^ "Ex-NASA chief O'Keefe survives Alaska crash that killed Stevens". USA Today. August 10, 2010. Retrieved August 10, 2010.
- ^ "Rescuers At Ted Stevens Alaska Crash Site". NPR. August 10, 2010. Archived from the original on August 11, 2010. Retrieved 10 August 2010.
- ^ Halsey, Ashley III and Lonnae O'Neal Parker. "The Waiting: Survivors of the Ted Stevens plane crash in Alaska wondered if help would reach them in time." The Washington Post. Sunday November 28, 2010. 3. Retrieved on November 24, 2010.