FeaturesAugust 7, 2019
4 believed dead in plane crash
ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- Four people are believed to have been aboard a plane crashing in Alaska with no survivors. National Transportation Safety Board Alaska chief Clint Johnson said reports indicate four people were aboard the plane when Piper PA-22 crashed Sunday outside Girdwood. Johnson says NTSB investigators were heading to the crash site with Alaska State Troopers on Monday...
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ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- Four people are believed to have been aboard a plane crashing in Alaska with no survivors.
National Transportation Safety Board Alaska chief Clint Johnson said reports indicate four people were aboard the plane when Piper PA-22 crashed Sunday outside Girdwood. Johnson says NTSB investigators were heading to the crash site with Alaska State Troopers on Monday.
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Alaska State Troopers in a web posting said the crash happened near Eagle Glacier south of Anchorage. The crash was at about the 5,000-foot elevation on Goat Mountain.
Johnson said the plane crashed under unknown circumstances some time after takeoff from Girdwood.
Troopers said an Alaska National Guard helicopter responded, and the crew confirmed the crash and there were no survivors.
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