Tue, Jul 15, 2003
Four Others Still Missing
They swam a mile in the frigid Alaskan waters near Glacier Bay,
after the Cessna 401, out of fuel and trying desperately to reach
the small town of Gustavus (AK), had radioed that it was going to
try to make it in. The twin went down in the water about 9:30
Sunday night.
The flight had left Port Angeles (WA) with six aboard. The two
survivors, both men, said that they were sure two of their
companions had made it out of the airplane; the four others, who
were not with the two men when the pair was discovered on an island
about 8AM Monday, have not been found.
All identities are being withheld until this story unfolds.
** Report created 7/14/2003 Record
22 **
IDENTIFICATION
Regis#: 6296Q
Make/Model: C402 Description: 401,
402, Utililiner, Business
Date: 07/14/2003 Time: 0535
Event Type: Accident Highest Injury:
None Mid Air: N Missing:
Y
Damage: Unknown
LOCATION
City: GUSTAVUS State: AK Country:
US
DESCRIPTION
ACFT SUBJECT OF AN ALERT NOTICE WHEN REPORTED LOW FUEL AND
WAS CLEARED FRO APPROACH TO GUSTAVUS AND LAST REPORTED 12 E OF GAV.
ACFT HAS NOT BEEN LOCATED, SIX PERSONS ON BOARD, GUSTAVUS,
AK
INJURY DATA Total Fatal:
0
# Crew: 1 Fat:
0 Ser:
0 Min:
0 Unk:
# Pass: 5 Fat:
0 Ser:
0 Min:
0 Unk:
# Grnd:
Fat: 0 Ser:
0 Min:
0 Unk:
WEATHER: 0455Z 000 10 OVC026 14/11 2995
OTHER DATA
Activity: Unknown Phase:
Unknown Operation: Air Taxi (On
Demand)
Departed: PORT ANGELES,
WA
Dep Date: Dep. Time:
Destination: GUSTAVUS,
AK
Flt Plan: IFR
Wx Briefing: U
Last Radio Cont: 12 E OF GAV
Last Clearance: CLRD FOR VR 29 APCH
FAA FSDO: JUNEAU, AK
(AL05)
Entry date: 07/14/2003
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