A pilot injured in a North Pole crash on Wednesday,when his aircraft crashed shortly after landing in that small interior Alaska community. Alaska State troopers responded to Lakloey Airfield in North Pole at 2:20 PM on Wednesday after the incident, following a report that a piper Cherokee 140/PA-28 aircraft had crashed there after it had touched down. […]
Palmer, Alaska – With the upcoming aviation restrictions related to President Obama’s visit to Alaska, Rep. Shelley Hughes wants the thousands of Alaskans who are recreational drone owners to know that small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) are not permitted in general to be flown within 5 miles of airports, over crowds or near heavily traveled […]
Alaska State troopers continue to investigate the circumstances surrounding the crash of a private plane that went down in Cook Inlet near Birchwood on Thursday, August 6th. Troopers originally reported on Friday of last week that they had received a call informing them that there was a downed aircraft west of the Birchwood Airport. The Rescue Coordination Center […]
Alaska State Troopers a seeking information from the public concerning a downed aircraft located in the mudflats northeast of the Birchwood airport that was discovered after search efforts on Thursday morning. At 12:08 am on Wednesday, Palmer-based troopers received a report of a downed aircraft west of the Birchwood Airport in the inlet. As a […]