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Accidents and incidents at Wrangell Airport (WRG)

Occurrences with Wrangell Airport (WRG) reported as an aircraft's departure or destination airport.

17 records from 1982 to 2016, 6 of them fatal. Most often a Cessna 182; most often in Alaska.

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Occurrences1717 accidents · 0 incidents · 17 mapped
Fatal occurrences6Fatality total known for 17 of 17
Reported fatalities20Plus 8 serious injuries reported
Years1982–201613 May 1982 – 8 Apr 2016

By year

Wrangell Airport (WRG): occurrences by year
YearOccurrencesFatal occurrencesFatalities
19821 occurrences in 1982, 0 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1988 (3).00
19841 occurrences in 1984, 0 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1988 (3).00
19851 occurrences in 1985, 0 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1988 (3).00
19861 occurrences in 1986, 0 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1988 (3).00
19871 occurrences in 1987, 0 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1988 (3).00
19883 occurrences in 1988, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1988 (3).14
19902 occurrences in 1990, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1988 (3).16
19911 occurrences in 1991, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1988 (3).14
19941 occurrences in 1994, 0 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1988 (3).00
19951 occurrences in 1995, 0 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1988 (3).00
19971 occurrences in 1997, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1988 (3).12
19991 occurrences in 1999, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1988 (3).11
20021 occurrences in 2002, 0 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1988 (3).00
20161 occurrences in 2016, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1988 (3).13

Aircraft types

Wrangell Airport (WRG): most common aircraft types
Aircraft typeOccurrencesFatal occurrencesFatalities
Cessna 182200
Cessna 185200
Aero Commander AC-500112
Aeronca 65100
Bell 205116
Bell UH-1111
Cessna 172114
Cessna 206113
Cessna 207100
Hughes 369100

US states and territories

Wrangell Airport (WRG): US states and territories
StateOccurrencesShareFatal occurrencesFatalities
AlaskaAlaska: 16 occurrences, 94.1% of the occurrences shown. 6 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row.94.1%620
WashingtonWashington: 1 occurrences, 5.9% of the occurrences shown. 0 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Alaska, 16).5.9%00

Deadliest occurrences

Wrangell Airport (WRG): deadliest occurrences
OccurrenceDateTotal fatalitiesLocationAircraft
DEN90FA053 · Bell 205A-17 Feb 19906Wrangell, AK, United States1
Temsco Helicopters Pilatus Britten-Norman BN-2A-26 ISLANDER BN-2A-26 I accident20 Aug 19914Ketchikan, AK, United States1
SEA88FA169 · Cessna 172E4 Sept 19884Petersburg, AK, United States1
Sunrise Aviation Cessna 206 accident8 Apr 20163Angoon, AK, United States1
ANC97FA143 · Aero Commander AC-500A6 Sept 19972Ketchikan, AK, United States1
ANC99TA058 · Bell UH-1B5 May 19991Wrangell, AK, United States1

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  1. Sunrise Aviation Cessna 206 accident

    8 Apr 2016 · Angoon, AK, United States · 3 fatal

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  2. ANC03LA003 · Maule M-7-235

    17 Oct 2002 · Wrangell, AK, United States

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  3. ANC99TA058 · Bell UH-1B

    5 May 1999 · Wrangell, AK, United States · 1 fatal

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  4. ANC97FA143 · Aero Commander AC-500A

    6 Sept 1997 · Ketchikan, AK, United States · 2 fatal

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  5. ANC95LA034 · Cessna 207A

    10 Mar 1995 · Ketchikan, AK, United States

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  6. ANC94LA139 · Cessna 182B

    18 Aug 1994 · Ketchikan, AK, United States

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  7. Temsco Helicopters Pilatus Britten-Norman BN-2A-26 ISLANDER BN-2A-26 I accident

    20 Aug 1991 · Ketchikan, AK, United States · 4 fatal

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  8. SEA90LA114 · Piper PA-22-160

    28 Jun 1990 · Sitka, AK, United States

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  9. DEN90FA053 · Bell 205A-1

    7 Feb 1990 · Wrangell, AK, United States · 6 fatal

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  10. SEA88FA169 · Cessna 172E

    4 Sept 1988 · Petersburg, AK, United States · 4 fatal

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  11. SEA88LA194 · Aeronca 65-LB

    22 Jul 1988 · Ephrata, WA, United States

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  12. SEA88LA132 · de Havilland DHC-3

    15 Jul 1988 · Wrangell, AK, United States

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  13. Diamond Aviation Cessna 185 accident

    12 Apr 1987 · BURNETT INLET, AK, United States

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  14. SEA86LA172 · Piper PA-28

    18 Jul 1986 · Petersburg, AK, United States

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  15. SEA85LA108 · Cessna 185

    7 May 1985 · Ketchikan, AK, United States

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  16. SEA84LA108 · Cessna 182P

    15 May 1984 · DOUGLAS ISLAND, AK, United States

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  17. Ronald Gohmert Hughes 369D accident

    13 May 1982 · 6NM SSE WRANGEL, AK, United States

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