Aircraft Crash Survivor Dies in ATV Crash

Alaska Native NewsAircraft Crash Survivor Dies in ATV CrashAlaska Native News26-year-old Melanie Coffee, one of six survivors of the November 29th crash of a Hageland Aviation Cessna 208 near St Marys, perished in an ATV crash in the village of St Marshall on Wednesday. Reports coming from the village, report that Coffee had ...

Weight, balance considerations rest on pilots' shoulders in preventing Alaska ...

Alaska DispatchWeight, balance considerations rest on pilots' shoulders in preventing Alaska ...Alaska DispatchThere are many aspects of Alaska's environment that are blamed for the state's high aircraft accident rate and often used as excuses for pilot error. The weather and lack of adequate weather reporting, the unpredictable conditions of bush runways ...

Alaska becomes crucial frontier for Senate Democrats

USA TODAYAlaska becomes crucial frontier for Senate DemocratsUSA TODAYBegich is the son of former Democratic representative Nick Begich, who was killed in a 1972 plane crash along with Majority Leader Hale Boggs, D-La. Begich was elected in 2008 after defeating GOP Sen. Ted Stevens, a hero figure for many Alaskans.

Alyeska Pipeline Employees Report North Slope Plane Crash

KTUU.comAlyeska Pipeline Employees Report North Slope Plane CrashKTUU.comJust after 1:45 p.m., troopers received a call from Alyeska Pipeline security personnel at Pump Station 4, near Mile 269 on the Dalton Highway, saying they had gotten word of a small plane crash near Atigun Pass. The security team at Pump Station 4 ...

Big Lake Plane Crash takes Life of Anchorage Man

Alaska Native NewsBig Lake Plane Crash takes Life of Anchorage ManAlaska Native NewsAlaska State Troopers reported on the Trooper dispatch this morning of a plane crash at the Big Lake Airport at 2:25 am Sunday morning where the pilot of the aircraft lost his life and the passenger in the plane suffered possibly life-threatening injuries.

Pilot Killed, Passenger Badly Hurt in Big Lake Plane Crash

KTUU.comPilot Killed, Passenger Badly Hurt in Big Lake Plane CrashKTUU.comAn Anchorage pilot died and his passenger was seriously injured when their small plane crashed on takeoff early Sunday at the Big Lake airport, according to Alaska State Troopers. In a Sunday AST dispatch, troopers say Mat-Su Valley dispatchers were ...

Airman who died in 1952 Alaska crash brought home for burial

Fox NewsAirman who died in 1952 Alaska crash brought home for burialFox NewsA week after the crash, a brave two-man crew flew a small plane and reached the crash site, about 8,000 feet above sea level. They reported that they identified the plane's tail number, 1107. They also found bloody blankets, but no other clear shapes ...