NTSB Releases Preliminary Report on Fatal March 5 Nome Crash

NTSB Releases Preliminary Report on Fatal March 5 Nome Crash

The National Transportation Safety Board released its preliminary report in regards to the fatal March 5th crash of a wheel-equipped Cessna 172K 10 miles east of Nome on Monday. According to the report, 28-year-old Thomas Granger was flying the aircraft from Wasilla to Nome. He had departed Wasilla at 5:10 PM that day for the five-hour nighttime […]

Two Cessnas Collide Mid-Air over Talkeetna Runway

Two Cessnas Collide Mid-Air over Talkeetna Runway

One man was injured after two aircraft collided in mid-air over the airstrip in Talkeetna on Sunday evening, troopers report. The two aircraft, a Cessna 185, piloted by 32-year-old Antonio Benavides, with four passengers, and a Cessna 172, piloted by 27-year-old Cole Hagge of Eagle River were both attempting to land at the Talkeetna Airport […]