JUNEAU, Alaska – Coast Guard aircrews medevaced two people from Dry Bay Airstrip, approximately 30 miles Southeast of Yakutat, after their plane crashed, Tuesday. A Coast Guard Air Station Sitka MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter aircrew arrived on scene and transported two people with critical back injuries to Yakutat, and Yakutat Police Department transported a third person […]
Alaska State Troopers reported on Sunday that all five survivors, who had all suffered serious injuries in a Saturday afternoon aircraft crash in the Lake Iliamna area, are continuing to receive medical assistance at Anchorage hospitals and further report that one remains in serious condition while another is in fair conditions with the other three […]
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — Alaska Air National Guardsmen of the 176th Wing assisted a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service officer Feb. 8 at Beluga Lake about 60 miles west of Anchorage. The mission opened in response to a request for assistance from the Alaska State Troopers to the Alaska Rescue Coordination Center (AKRCC). The officer […]
Alaska Mountain Rescue Group volunteers with the assistance of HELO 3 accessed the steep, mountainous area in the Eagle River Valley and recovered the remains of the two occupants of the downed aircraft on Tuesday evening. Troopers revealed the identities of the two deceased as 23-year-old Anchorage resident Dakota Bauder and 27-year-old Hawaii resident McKenna […]
Alaska State Troopers are reporting that AKRCC was alerted to an overdue aircraft out of the Anchorage airport at 8:09 pm on Monday evening. Almost 3 hours later a good samaritan was able to put down after seeing a crash site and confirmed all occupants were deceased. “It was believed the aircraft had gone up […]
Troopers, after being notified of a downed single-engine aircraft northwest of the Elliott Highway at 1:19 pm on Sunday, launched HELO 2 and responded to the scene. When troopers arrived 9 miles to the northwest of mile 131 of the highway they made contact with the pilot who was the only occupant and were informed […]
Residents of a remote Alaska coastal community will fly unmanned aircraft systems to support the Coast Guard’s oil spill response, fuel tank inspection, and search and rescue efforts. The project, supported by the University of Alaska Fairbanks, will also provide data to enhance local decision-making on environmental and community issues. Seven residents of Unalakleet, about […]
A downed aircraft, a Piper PA-18A closed Spenard Road for a short time on Sunday, Anchorage police report. The single-engine aircraft on skis was forced to make an emergency landing in front of the Marriott Hotel near the Lake Hood Seaplane Base. The pilot, who suffered minor injuries in the mishap, reported an in-flight emergency […]