This marks the second and final appearance of Walter Gotell in Gold Rush (1989), this time as Barenov, a Russian general. He first appeared in GX-1 (1987) as Starkoss, a Soviet psychic forced to work with the police force.
The coordinates of the downed plane are 62°41'19"(N) 164°19'38"W. This about 18 miles east of the Alaskan coast on the Bering Sea, on the south bank of the Yukon River, about 9 miles (15 kilometers) from the towns of Alakanuk and Emmonak.