What happened
A flight departing from Elmendorf AFB and destined for King Salmon disappeared under unidentified conditions. The aircraft, which featured four engines, was carrying a total of four crew members. Following the disappearance, search and rescue operations were launched to locate the missing plane and its occupants. These efforts continued for several weeks but were ultimately terminated when no evidence of the flight or the personnel could be found.
The mystery regarding the aircraft's fate remained unresolved for an extended period. It was not until 1972 that the wreckage of the aircraft was finally identified in a remote and isolated region. No information regarding the specific circumstances of the crash was immediately available at the time of the initial disappearance.
Findings
No specific conclusions regarding the cause of the accident were provided in the initial reports, as the debris was located long after the search operations had been abandoned.