Russian Mission Airport

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Russian Mission Airport
Russian Mission Airport (Alaska)
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Characteristics
ICAO code PARS
IATA code RSH
Coordinates

61 ° 46 ′ 30 ″  N , 161 ° 19 ′ 10 ″  W Coordinates: 61 ° 46 ′ 30 ″  N , 161 ° 19 ′ 10 ″  W

Height above MSL 16 m (52  ft )
Basic data
surface 58 ha
Runways
17/35 1103 m × 30 m gravel
18W / 36W 914 m × 152 m water



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The Russian Mission Airport ( IATA code RSH ) is an airport in Alaska .

It consists of a gravel road and a seaplane base in the Yukon River near Russian Mission .

Incidents

Northern Air Cargo's DC-6 crashed on July 20, 1996 , April 1985
  • On July 20, 1996, engine number 3 of a Douglas DC-6A of Northern Air Cargo ( N313RS ) caught fire after taking off from Emmonak Airport . During the subsequent approach to attempt an emergency landing at the Russian Mission airfield, the right wing broke off, the machine tilted to the right and crashed. All 4 people on board were killed. The cause of the accident was due to material fatigue in the engine and insufficient training of the pilots for emergency situations (see also Northern Air Cargo flight 33 ) .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Accident report DC-6 N313RS , Aviation Safety Network (English), accessed on October 24, 2018.