He briefly served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories from July 4, 1967, until his death on October 1, 1967.
Berg won the district easily over two other opponents, on election night he jumped out to a lead with over half the popular vote.
[2] Berg died on October 1, 1967, in a plane crash into mountainous terrain near Little Dal Lake, Northwest Territories.
The Royal Canadian Air Force rescue team which found the wreckage of the Northern Mountain Air plane on October 5, 1967, found all the bodies on the aircraft were burned beyond recognition.
[3] The Northwest Territories government named Mount Berg in his honor.