Written by Steve Frank

Go Blue RidgeWritten by Steve FrankGo Blue RidgeThe family of a Wilkes man who was reported missing after an Alaska plane crash said he was found safe Sunday night. James Minton, 65, was reported to be in good shape after he was taken to a medical center to be checked out, his family told WXII-TV.

Written by Steve Frank

Go Blue RidgeWritten by Steve FrankGo Blue RidgeThe family of a Wilkes man who was reported missing after an Alaska plane crash said he was found safe Sunday night. James Minton, 65, was reported to be in good shape after he was taken to a medical center to be checked out, his family told WXII-TV.

Loved ones devastated by plane crash deaths

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Fatal Plane Crash Near Sutton

KTNAFatal Plane Crash Near SuttonKTNAA plane crash north of Sutton on Thursday claimed the lives of both men on board. According to the Alaska State Troopers, the Rescue Coordination Center received a report of an overdue aircraft Thursday night. No formal flight plan had been filed, and ...

Stall likely cause in deadly Merrill Field plane crash

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AK Beat: Memorial dinner slated for couple killed in small plane accident

Alaska DispatchAK Beat: Memorial dinner slated for couple killed in small plane accidentAlaska DispatchLast call comes early in Spenard: A plane crash last weekend on Merrill Field has been cleaned up but grief flows unebbed for Jessi Nelsen and Rob Lily, a young couple with deep ties across Southcentral Alaska who were killed in the accident. Loved ...

AK Beat: Latest crash puts Alaska aviation death toll at 24 this year

Alaska DispatchAK Beat: Latest crash puts Alaska aviation death toll at 24 this yearAlaska DispatchSaturday's plane crash at Merrill Field, which killed 31-year-old Big Lake pilot Robert Lilly and his girlfriend, 27-year-old Jessi Nelsen, increase to 24 the number of aircraft fatalities in Alaska this year. Loren Holmes photo. Victims ID'd in ...