LifeMed Airplane Crash; Unalaska, AK
Unalaska, AK | 2020-Jan-16
Initial Notification: On January 16, 2020, the USCG MSD Dutch Harbor reported than a LifeMed airplane crashed into the water off the north end of the Dutch Harbor runway into Unalaska Bay. All souls were rescued The fuselage has sunk and is actively sheening. Potential of 500 gallons of Av Gas onboard. USCG has requested a trajectory and fates analysis.
Incident Details
| Primary threat: | Oil |
| Products of concern: | Jet A fuel |
| Total amount at risk of spill: | 170 gallons |
| Latitude (approximate): | 53° 54.57′ North |
| Longitude (approximate): | 166° 33.38′ West |
| On-Water Recovery: | Evaluated but not used |
| Shoreline Cleanup: | Unknown/Not applicable |
| Dispersants: | Unknown/Not applicable |
| In-Situ Burn: | Unknown/Not applicable |
| Bioremediation: | Unknown/Not applicable |