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 […]

Aircraft Runs Out of Fuel, Crashes near Port Alsworth

Aircraft Runs Out of Fuel, Crashes near Port Alsworth

Alaska State Troopers reported that an aircraft on the way to Port Alsworth on Tuesday evening ran out of fuel while enroute, causing the aircraft to crash and overturn. At 7:47 pm on Tuesday, troopers received a report of the activation of a Personal Locator Beacon approximately 20 miles northwest of Port Alsworth. Troopers from […]

Germanwings Co-Pilot Practiced Fatal Maneuvers Prior to Crash Investigators Say

Germanwings Co-Pilot Practiced Fatal Maneuvers Prior to Crash Investigators Say

New evidence uncovered by French investigators in the crash of the Germanwings airliner in the March crash in the French Alps points toward premeditation and and deliberation in the incident. According to the investigators, Andreas Lubitz, the co-pilot on the ill-fated flight, practiced controlled gradual descents earlier in the day of the fateful crash. Investigations […]