3 dead; C-123 down in Denali Nat'l Park, Alaska

[DaveG]

http://www.adn.com/2010/08/01/1391108/p ... ional.html

The plane was apparently known as "Large Marge."

prayers to the families.

[mrhenniger]

Based on the "Large Marge" reference I was able to come up with this history for the airframe...
Aerial Visuals - Airframe Dossier - Chase Aircraft (Fairchild) C-123K Provider, s/n 9C0003 MASDC, c/n 20158, c/r NR709RR

If anyone can add any details to the airframe history, please feel free to use the editor...
Aerial Visuals - Airframe Editor - Chase Aircraft (Fairchild) C-123K Provider, s/n 9C0003 MASDC, c/n 20158, c/r NR709RR

Of if you have a photo you can upload, please consider doing so...
Aerial Visuals - Airframe Photo Upload - Chase Aircraft (Fairchild) C-123K Provider, s/n 9C0003 MASDC, c/n 20158, c/r NR709RR

Mike

[gary1954]

Based on the "Large Marge" reference I was able to come up with this history for the airframe...
Aerial Visuals - Airframe Dossier - Chase Aircraft (Fairchild) C-123K Provider, s/n 9C0003 MASDC, c/n 20158, c/r NR709RR

If anyone can add any details to the airframe history, please feel free to use the editor...
Aerial Visuals - Airframe Editor - Chase Aircraft (Fairchild) C-123K Provider, s/n 9C0003 MASDC, c/n 20158, c/r NR709RR

Of if you have a photo you can upload, please consider doing so...
Aerial Visuals - Airframe Photo Upload - Chase Aircraft (Fairchild) C-123K Provider, s/n 9C0003 MASDC, c/n 20158, c/r NR709RR

Mike

Or you can go here

http://www.oldwings.nl/content/ak77/ak77.htm

[skippyscage]

more photos here also

http://www.skippyscage.com/aviation/ak/ak77/

[B29Gunner]

What a tragedy, I still cant believe it..

Gary, if you recall the tour and pictures you got of Cathouse a few years ago...John Eshleman was one of those lost in this crash

[hercules130]

Rough last two weeks. I suppose getting older and having children changes your outlook on things, accidents while never easy to swallow did not used to weigh on me the way they do now. In 3 days 9 fellow aviators, men with families that many of us knew or knew folks who did, or just past on the way to the bird were lost doing what they loved.

So a moment of silence from me to honor their lives, deaths, and those they leave behind. Fly well Gentlemen and God bless you and yours.

And thanks to this board for letting me get that out.

Cheers,

Gary