Pilot in Saturday Whittier Area Crash Identified

Pilot in Saturday Whittier Area Crash Identified

On Thursday morning, Alaska State Troopers released the identity of the pilot killed in the fatal Whittier crash that occurred on Saturday. AST reports that the State Medical Examiner’s office identified that person as 31-year-old Brett Andrews of Anchorage. According to reports, Andrews was en route to Valdez from Merrill Field on Saturday when he went down […]

Remains of Pilot Recovered from Whittier Crashsite

Remains of Pilot Recovered from Whittier Crashsite

The remains of the pilot who died in a plane crash near Whittier on Saturday, whose name remains un-released, were recovered from the crash site on Sunday morning, the Alaska State Troopers revealed. The  Department of Public Safety’s Helo-3 and the Alaska Mountain Rescue Group were able to access the crash site and recover the remains of […]

AST, Mountain Rescue Attempting to Access Fatal Aircraft Crash Site near Whittier

AST, Mountain Rescue Attempting to Access Fatal Aircraft Crash Site near Whittier

An ELT activation from an aircraft near Whittier was picked up by the Rescue Coordination Center and was passed on to Alaska State Troopers on Saturday morning, troopers revealed on the trooper dispatch. The Emergency Locator Transmission was picked up by RCC at approximately 11:30 am on Saturday, but a response by AST was hampered by […]

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