Four People Perish in Fiery Birchwood Plane Crash

Four People Perish in Fiery Birchwood Plane Crash

The bodies of four victims of a fiery plane crash that took place in the Birchwood/Chugiak area on Wednesday morning have been recovered and their identities released following next of kin notifications. Killed in the Cessna 172 crash that was reported just after 9 am this morning were the pilot, 64-year-old George Kobelnyk, his co-pilot, […]

Wasilla Man Trapped in Rolled Over Vehicle for Six Hours

Wasilla Man  Trapped in Rolled Over Vehicle for Six Hours

A Wasilla man spent six hours trapped in his over-turned vehicle at mile 17 of Point Mackenzie Road in Wasilla before anyone noticed the accident down the embankment on Saturday, troopers reported. 41-year-old Wasilla resident Michael Chadwick, while traveling on that road, drove off of the roadway and down an embankment, where his 1995 Ford […]

One Survivor, Three Dead in Friday Admiralty Island Crash

One Survivor, Three Dead in Friday Admiralty Island Crash

Although the Cessna 206 enroute from Wrangell to Angoon was located shortly after its emergency beacon was activated following its crash in steep terrain on Admiralty Island on Friday morning, the lone survivor of that ill-fated flight would remain without assistance several hours because weather conditions prevented a USCG MH-60 Jayhawk from getting a rescue […]