2010 Alaska DHC-3 Otter crash

2010 Alaska DHC-3 Otter crash
The wreckage of the DHC-3 Otter at the crash site
Accident
DateAugust 9, 2010 (2010-08-09)
SummaryControlled flight into terrain
SiteNear Aleknagik
59°19′46″N 158°22′52″W / 59.32944°N 158.38111°W / 59.32944; -158.38111
Aircraft
Aircraft typede Havilland Canada DHC-3T Turbo Otter
OperatorGCI
RegistrationN455A
Flight originNerka Lake, Alaska
DestinationHRM Sports camp, Nushagak River, Alaska
Occupants9
Passengers8
Crew1
Fatalities5
Injuries4
Survivors4

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]

  1. ^ "Reports: Former Sen. Ted Stevens in Alaska Plane Crash". PBS Newshour. Archived from the original on August 11, 2010. Retrieved 10 August 2010.
  2. ^ "Ex-NASA chief O'Keefe survives Alaska crash that killed Stevens". USA Today. August 10, 2010. Retrieved August 10, 2010.
  3. ^ "Rescuers At Ted Stevens Alaska Crash Site". NPR. August 10, 2010. Archived from the original on August 11, 2010. Retrieved 10 August 2010.
  4. ^ 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.