U.S. federal agency investigating transportation accidents (NTSB) — aviation, marine, highway, rail, and pipeline. Frequent investigator of Alaska aviation crashes.
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Palmer pilot and Michigan passenger killed in eastern Alaska plane crash
Pilot Cabot Pitts and passenger Connor Helsel died when a Piper Super Cub crashed in eastern Alaska on Sept. 17, the NTSB investigation is open.
by Maggie AlaskaNewsadded 6d ago1 min read
Two dead in Piper Cub crash near Nabesna, troopers say
Two people aboard a Piper Cub died when the plane crashed after taking off from a dirt airstrip in the Nabesna area near Tok on Thursday, Alaska State Troopers said. The NTSB will investigate the cause.
by Maggie AlaskaNews1w ago2 min read
Three of 20 Alaska aviation accidents since July 19 were fatal
The NTSB has recorded 20 aircraft accidents in Alaska since July 19, three of them fatal, at Chitina, Cape Newenham and Seldovia. No causes determined yet.
by Maggie AlaskaNews1w ago1 min read
Two men die in a plane crash near Aniak, Troopers say
Two men died when a Cessna 185 crashed after taking off from a moose camp near Aniak, Alaska State Troopers said. The NTSB has been notified.
by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago1 min read
A 2024 crash near Denali came down to windshear and a short strip
The NTSB found that windshear during takeoff from a 600-foot private strip near Denali caused a September 2024 crash. The pilot was not injured.
by Maggie AlaskaNews1w ago1 min read
Four killed in Piper crash in Seldovia Slough; NTSB investigating
All four people aboard a Piper PA-24-260 died when the plane went down in the Seldovia Slough on Aug. 26. The NTSB is investigating. It is the second fatal small-plane crash in Alaska in a week.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read
Charter plane crash at Cape Newenham radar site kills eight
A Security Aviation Cessna 441 that left Anchorage crashed Thursday afternoon on approach to the Cape Newenham Long Range Radar Site airstrip in western Alaska, killing two pilots and six passengers. The NTSB is investigating.
by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read
A floatplane went down in the heart of Katmai's bear country, and crews got it out before it could foul the salmon
A floatplane crashed near Moraine Creek in Katmai National Park, a premier brown bear and salmon area, but crews removed the wreckage and contained the fuel, with no injuries reported
by Maggie AlaskaNewsadded 1mo ago2 min read
A pilot survives an upside-down plane crash in the Kenai refuge
A pilot who crashed his Cessna 185 on the shore of Trapper Joe Lake in the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge on Sunday sent a 911 text saying he had no major injuries. A helicopter from Anchorage flew him out for evaluation of minor injuries, troopers said.
by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read
NTSB: Bering Air crash that killed 10 was a chain of preventable failures
The National Transportation Safety Board on Thursday determined that Bering Air Flight 445 was flying above its maximum gross weight when the pilot let airspeed decay into a stall near Nome on Feb. 6, 2025, killing 10, and faulted the FAA for not increasing oversight of the carrier.
by Maggie AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min read
Helicopter sinks in Chelatna Lake; bystander pulls both survivors from water
A helicopter crashed into Chelatna Lake near Skwentna on Sunday and submerged, but both occupants escaped and were pulled from the water by a neighbor in a boat before being flown to Talkeetna with minor injuries. The NTSB has been notified.
by Maggie AlaskaNewsadded 2mo ago1 min read
A plane flipped at Knik-Goose Bay, but everyone walked away uninjured
A small aircraft flipped after a hard landing at Knik Goose Bay airport Wednesday night; all occupants walked away uninjured, but recovery required a helicopter and wing disassembly before the plane could be trailered out.
by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 3mo ago1 min read