What happened
During a return leg of a training mission conducted over the North Pacific Ocean, an aircraft struck a mountainside on Amak Island. The incident occurred while the plane was in its descent phase, approximately 20 miles northwest of Cold Bay Airport.
All 12 crew members on board perished in the accident. The flight was operating as part of a scheduled training operation when the impact with the mountain slope occurred.
Findings
No specific investigative conclusions regarding the exact mechanism of the crash were provided, though the collision with terrain during the descent phase was the primary event.