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World Airways Flight 802 crashes into Mount Dutton in King Cove, Alaska, killing six people.
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World Airways Flight 802
1973 plane crash in Alaska, United States
On September 8, 1973, a Douglas DC-8 operated by World Airways as World Airways Flight 802 crashed on high ground while on approach to Cold Bay Airport, Alaska, killing all six people on board.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Mount Dutton
Mountain in Alaska
Mount Dutton is a stratovolcano in the Aleutian Range of the U.S. state of Alaska, on the Alaska Peninsula. It is also the crash site of a World Airways DC-8.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
King Cove, Alaska
City in Alaska, United States
King Cove is a city in Aleutians East Borough, Alaska, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 938, up from 792 in 2000, but at the 2020 census this had reduced to 757.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
September 8
Day of the year
September 8 is the 251st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 114 days remain until the end of the year.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)