Passengers 10 Fatalities 0 Date 8 June 1983 Operator Reeve Aleutian Airways | Crew 5 Injuries (non-fatal) 0 Number of deaths 0 Location Alaska | |
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Summary Propeller separation leading to explosive decompression, cause undetermined Site Pacific Ocean near Cold Bay, Alaska Location Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport, Anchorage, Alaska, United States Destination Seattle–Tacoma International Airport Similar Crossair Flight 498, TANS Perú Flight 204, Northwest Airlines Flight 85, United Express Flight 5925, Nigeria Airways Flight 2120 |
Reeve Aleutian Airways Flight 8 was an American domestic flight from Cold Bay, Alaska to Seattle, Washington on 8 June 1983. Shortly after taking off the Lockheed L-188 Electra of Reeve Aleutian Airways was travelling over the Pacific Ocean, when one of the propellers broke away from its engine and struck the fuselage, damaging the flight controls. The pilots were able to make a successful emergency landing at Anchorage International Airport; none of the fifteen passengers and crew on board were injured in the accident.
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