| - | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
| Date: | January 20, 1949 |
| Time: | 20:05 |
| Location: | Homer, Alaska |
| Operator: | Alaska Airlines |
| Flight #: | 8 |
| Route: | Homer - Anchorage |
| AC Type: | Douglas DC-3C |
| Registration: | N91006 |
| cn / ln: | 20208 |
| Aboard: | 6 (passengers:3 crew:3) |
| Fatalities: | 5 (passengers:3 crew:2) |
| Ground: | 0 |
| Summary: | The aircraft departed Homer at night under VFR conditions contrary to company and federal regulations, strayed off course and struck a 3,000 ft. mountain, 27 miles northeast of Homer. The action of the pilot in proceeding off the designated airway at an altitude insufficient to clear the terrain. |
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