Everts Air

A family-owned business run by Robert W. Everts who created Tatonduk Flying Service in 1977 with a single Cessna 180 aircraft to provide air transportation for miners in the remote places of Alaska. Since 1980, his father, Clifford R. Everts, has owned and operated Everts Air Fuel Inc., which specializes in airlifting flammable and hazardous materials.

In 1993 the airline, originally Federal Aviation Regulations Part 135 certified (Commuter and On-Demand Operations), became FAR Part 121 certified (Domestic, Flag, and Supplemental Operations) as Tatonduk Outfitters Limited purchased Everts Air. With the introduction of larger aircraft like the Douglas DC-6B and Curtiss-Wright C-46 Commando the company split between Everts Air Alaska and Everts Air Cargo.

Destinations

As of October 2011 Everts Air operates scheduled freight and passengers services to the following domestic destinations:

Allakaket (AET) - Allakaket Airport

Anaktuvuk Pass (AKP) - Anaktuvuk Pass Airport

Anchorage (ANC) - Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (hub)

Incidents

March 3, 1992: a Douglas DC-6BF of Everts Air Fuel (aircraft registration N151) overran the only 960 meter long, ice-covered runway at Selawik Airport (Alaska, USA) with a light tailwind. The reverse thrust failed and the aircraft came to a stop on a frozen river with its undercarriage collapsed. It was damaged beyond repair. All three crew members, the only passengers on the cargo flight, survived the accident.

October 4, 2000: a Curtiss C-46F Commando of Everts Air Fuel (N1822M) collided with a tree while taxiing after landing at the Port Alsworth Airfield (Alaska, USA). No one was injured. The aircraft was damaged, possibly beyond repair.

December 20, 2000: a Curtiss C-46 of Everts Air (N1419Z) was delivering around 7,800 liters of fuel to the Nondalton (Alaska) runway. On the return flight to Kenai Airport, the aircraft was flown into a mountain at an altitude of 800 meters in bad weather. Both pilots were killed in this CFIT (Controlled flight into terrain).

January 31, 2001: a Douglas DC-6B of Everts Air Fuel (N4390F) crashed while landing at Donlin Creek Airstrip (Alaska, USA). The aircraft, loaded with 18,500 liters of fuel oil, landed relatively hard on the 7% uphill slope of the 1,600-meter long runway that was covered in snow, making it difficult to see clearly. Shortly after touchdown, the left wing broke off the fuselage. The aircraft left the runway and was destroyed. All three crew members, the only passengers on the cargo flight, survived the accident.

July 2, 2013: the right main landing gear of a Curtiss C-46F Commando belonging to the US airline Everts Air Fuel (N1837M) collapsed after landing at Fairbanks Airport (Alaska, USA). The cause was a fatigue fracture. Both pilots, the only passengers on the test flight, survived the accident. The aircraft was damaged, possibly beyond repair.

August 1, 2019: A Douglas C-118A Liftmaster (registration N451CE) encountered an accident while landing at Candle 2 Airport, Alaska. The aircraft's right main landing gear struck a dirt berm near the runway threshold, resulting in the separation of the right main landing gear assembly. The plane veered off the runway, causing substantial damage to the fuselage. All three crew members survived without injuries.