[dropcap]J[/dropcap]OINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — Airmen with the Alaska Air National Guard’s 210th, 211th and 212th Rescue Squadrons rescued a pilot and a passenger of a Cessna 172 that crashed Nov. 27 on takeoff from southwest Montague Island. According to Alaska Air National Guard Staff Sgt. Jeremy Rhodes, Alaska Rescue Coordination Center, the mission was […]
A Fairbanks scientist recently made an intricate new map of Denali while crisscrossing its summit a few times in a single-engine airplane. His top-of-the-continent measurement was within a few feet of a GPS reading done a few years ago, using a system he calls fodar. Matt Nolan is a former University of Alaska Fairbanks faculty […]
UPDATE: While an aircraft was found 10 miles downriver of Russian Mission, and verified as being the missing airplane, there is no sign of the missing pilot. The aircraft was towed to the bank of the river. Steven’s next of kin were notified of the discovery. ORIGINAL: Alaska State Troopers received a report at 6:29 […]
The pilot and four passengers, enroute to Juneau from Skagway, all swam to shore successfully after their 1974 Cessna T207 on wheels was forced to make a water landing after 6 am this morning, troopers report. The call concerning the downed aircraft, operated by Alaska Seaplanes, was relayed to Ketchikan State Troopers by the Juneau […]