2010 Alaska DHC-3 crash
Wreckage of the aircraft | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | August 9, 2010 |
| Summary | Controlled flight into terrain in low visibility due to pilot error |
| Site | |
| Aircraft | |
| N455A, the aircraft involved in the accident, seen in 2005 | |
| 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.
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.