In 1980, the National Transportation Safety Board conducteda special study of air taxi operations in Alaska. The Safety Boardfound that for the study period, the rate of non-fatal air taxiaccidents in the state on the basis of hours flown was almostfive times higher than the national rate, and the fatal accidentrate was more than double the national rate. The Safety Boarddetermined that the higher rates were due to inadequate airportfacilities, insufficient ground navigational aids, and what itcall "the bush syndrome" — pilots taking unwarrantedrisks in order to complete a flight.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://www.avweb.com/flight-safety/technique/is-alaska-flying-dangerous