Amazing Facts

Tuesday, August 17, 2010


Date: August 1, 2010 Time: 15:15
Location: Near Denali National Park, Alaska
Operator: All West Freight
AC Type: Fairchild C-123K
Reg: N709RR cn: 20158
Aboard: 3 Fatalities: 3 Ground: 0
Route: ?
Details: The cargo plane crashed into Mount Healy while en route.
Date: July 31, 2010 Time: 21:00
Location: Near Lytton, British Columbia, Canada
Operator: Conair Aviaiton
AC Type: Convair CV-580 Air Tanker
Reg: C-FKFY cn: 129
Aboard: 2 Fatalities: 2 Ground: 0
Route: Training
Details: The tanker crashed 9 miles south of Lytton while fighting a forest fire.

Date: July 28, 2010 Time: 18:14
Location: Near Anchorage, Alaska
Operator: Military - U.S. Air Force
AC Type: McDonnell Douglas C-17A Globemaster
Reg: 00-0173
Aboard: 4 Fatalities: 4 Ground: 0
Route: Training
Details: The four airmen were killed when their cargo plane crashed into a wooded area near Elmendorf Air Force base.