Alaska Central Express Flight 51

Alaska Central Express Flight 51
torn aircraft structure standing on snow, with a man standing next to it
Wreckage of Flight 51
Accident
Date8 March 2013 (2013-03-08)
SummaryControlled flight into terrain
SiteMuklung Hills, 17 miles NE of Dillingham, Alaska
59°19′34″N 158°17′49″W / 59.326°N 158.297°W / 59.326; -158.297
Aircraft
Aircraft typeBeechcraft 1900C-1
OperatorAlaska Central Express
ICAO flight No.AER51
Call signACE AIR 51
RegistrationN116AX
Flight originKing Salmon Airport, King Salmon, Alaska
DestinationDillingham Municipal Airport, Dillingham, Alaska
Occupants2
Crew2
Fatalities2
Survivors0

Alaska Central Express Flight 51 was an Alaska Central Express flight from Anchorage to King Salmon and Dillingham, Alaska. On 8 March 2013, the Beechcraft 1900C-1 serving the flight crashed into a mountain on approach to Dillingham Airport, killing both crew members on board.