Aviation

All four were suffering from hypothermia, but rescuers got no alerts until a pilot flew over, officials say.

No one was hurt when the Cessna 182’s engine quit prior to landing at nearby Merrill Field, officials say.

The minor incident at Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport is still being evaluated. No injuries or air traffic disruptions were reported.

An average of two fatalities a year occur on planes landing in Anchorage, a stark reminder in a state where flying is often a necessity.

The aviation company started 2024 still recovering from two crashes. Days into the year, a door panel broke off during an Alaska Airlines flight and upended the company’s “progress.”

William Marsan, who had said he was a “free citizen” who wasn’t subject to government authority, was convicted by a federal jury of operating without a pilot’s license and flying an unregistered plane.

Nome music teacher Henry Peterson made multiple attempts to bring his plane the Tingmayuk airborne in 1911.

The pilot was the sole occupant of the aircraft, officials said.

The companies will make stops in Anchorage as they fly between Asia and North America.

Pilot Paul Spiro, 70, died when the Cessna 180 went down Oct. 3 in East Butterfly Lake.

Hannah Dollick, 28, had just refueled the Cessna 206 when it crashed after takeoff on the Porcupine River last month, according to the National Transportation Safety Board.

Alaska State Troopers said the initial reports came from a passenger who swam to safety and said her husband was the pilot and she didn’t think he had survived.

A separate federal report released Thursday provides new information about a Kenai Peninsula crash in which two men died on a moose-spotting trip.

The “very calm” pilot landed the Beechcraft King Air on Tuesday at Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport, according to one of six passengers on the Dena’ina Air Taxi plane.

The Cessna 206 went down on the Porcupine River after taking off from a remote area northwest of Chalkyitsik, authorities say.

The airlines announced Wednesday that they have completed the sale just a day after the federal government removed the last major regulatory obstacle.

Alaska State Troopers identified the men who died in the Sunday night crash as residents of Chugiak and Sterling, as well as Ohio and South Carolina.

The pilot, an off-duty Yute employee, and passengers including another employee and a former employee, were going moose hunting, authorities said.

The plane, a type of experimental aircraft that resembled an extensively modified Piper PA-12, crashed shortly after takeoff Saturday morning, the NTSB’s Alaska chief said.

The pilot and sole passenger of the aircraft were found dead after it crashed near Tustumena Lake, Alaska State Troopers said.

The work stoppage shouldn’t affect flight availability if it doesn’t drag on for a long time, but could still bring significant losses for the company.

An Alaska Airlines spokesperson said the pilots recognized “a potential traffic conflict on the runway” and “immediately applied the brakes to prevent the incident from escalating.”

Another preliminary report issued Wednesday detailed more information about Saturday’s helicopter crash at the Naknek River near King Salmon.