Fairchild c 123 Plane Crash | Fairchild c 123 Cargo Filght Crash | Fairchild C-123 Plane Accident
Fairchild c 123 Plane Crash | Fairchild c 123 Cargo Filght Crash | Fairchild C-123 Plane Accident
A plane crash near Denali Park Headquarters yesterday killed all three people aboard the plane and started a wildland fire close to the Park Road.
The plane was a Fairchild C-123 registered to All West Freight of Delta Junction. The plane crashed into the south facing slope of Mt. Healy about one mile from Denali Park headquarters, just 200 yards from the Park Road. The crash engulfed the plane in flames. Personnel arrived on the scene immediately but there was no way to save the three people inside the plane. Alaska Fire Service smokejumpers arrived on the scene and were able to contain the wildland fire to one acre.
There is currently a flight restriction over the area. National Safety Transportation Board investigators will be at the accident site today. Identities of the three people on board are being withheld until notification of the next of kin.
The Park Road IS open to traffic but the two trails that are closest to the crash are temporarily closed.
KTNA will have more on this story later today and on tomorrow mornings newscast.
According to information released by the agency, all three people on board were killed in the Alaska plane crash. Their identities have not been released yet. National Transportation Safety Board investigators are expected to arrive today.
The plane went down at approximately 3 pm and crashed into the south-facing slope of Mount Healy. Upon impact the plane caught fire and sparked a wildfire in the area. The fire was safely contained quickly at one acre.
Park spokeswoman Kris Fister said investigators had a hard time determining the number of fatalities in the Fairchild C-123 crash because “the plane pretty much disintegrated.”
Investigations are still underway, stay “tuned” for updates.
Investigators in Alaska have identified the cargo plane that crashed Sunday in Denali National Park.
The National Park Service says it was a Fairchild C-123 registered to All West Freight Inc. of Delta Junction, Alaska.The plane crashed into the south-facing slope of Mount Healy within a mile of the park headquarters and about 200 yards north of the only road into the park. It went down about 3 p.m. near the eastern edge of the park, about 180 miles north of Anchorage.