Small plane makes emergency landing on Soldotna road

KTUU.comSmall plane makes emergency landing on Soldotna roadKTUU.comClint Johnson, the NTSB's chief Alaska investigator, said Monday that a Taylorcraft BC-12, a single-engine plane colloquially known as a “T-craft,” set down on the road between 4 p.m. and 5 p.m. Sunday. “It looks ... “There wasn't a crash,” Peters ...

Ex

Alaska DispatchEx-general says Alaska governor should have let leadership clean up National ...Alaska DispatchIn Alaska, the Army guard took over Fort Greely, where the national missile defense system was based, and the Air Guard took over the early warning system at Clear Air Force Station. ... She said the crash was further evidence of a lack of professionalism.

AP Exclusive: Drone sightings up dramatically

Valdosta Daily TimesAP Exclusive: Drone sightings up dramaticallyValdosta Daily TimesThe FAA tightly restricts the use of drones, which could cause a crash if one collided with a plane or was sucked into an engine. Small drones usually aren't visible on radar to air traffic controllers, particularly if they're made of plastic or other ...

New home, dream complete for WWII P

The Courier-JournalNew home, dream complete for WWII P-40 wingsThe Courier-JournalStebbins had been looking for a P-40 for several years when he got a letter from another airplane enthusiast saying that a trapper had been running his trap line for several years near some wreckage in Alaska. Stebbins traded a "bear gun" for ...

Report on Merrill Field crash highlights pilot decision

Alaska DispatchReport on Merrill Field crash highlights pilot decision-makingAlaska DispatchLoss of control at low altitude, which is nearly always unrecoverable, is a recurrent cause of accidents in Alaska. As so many safety reports attest, retaining control sometimes means that landing the aircraft in an other-than-runway location is the ...

Investigation: Post

USA TODAYInvestigation: Post-crash fires in small planes cost 600 livesUSA TODAYThe figures almost certainly understate the fire-related death toll because USA TODAY could not obtain death records in six states, where they are not publicly available, including New York and Alaska, which has more small-airplane deaths than all but ...

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 ...