Alaska State Troopers reported today that the remains of the Yute Air pilot, 47-year-old Blaze Highlander of Olympia, Washington, were discovered in the aircraft that was located overturned and wrecked in the Kwethluk River. Highlander had taken the aircraft out on Saturday morning, and was last heard from as he left Bethel airspace at 8:50 am […]
Investigators with NTSB reached the plane, a Cessna 207, Monday afternoon, and found it submerged in the river with only pieces sticking out of the river. They reported that the aircraft heavily damaged. They are currently attempting to revover as much of it as they can before the river washes it away. NTSB still has not […]
The search for the missing pilot reported near Perry Island came to an end when the Alaska State Trooper vessel Churchill discovered the pilot, identified as 53-year-old Dale Carlson of Wasilla, on Wednesday evening. Carlson, and his Cessna 180 were found near Culross Island in Prince William Sound. When found, the aircraft was partially submerged […]
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Coast Guard and Air Force assets are searching for a missing pilot near Perry Island in Prince William Sound Tuesday. The 11th Air Force Rescue Coordination Center in Anchorage received a Mayday call from the male pilot of a Cessna 180 airplane Tuesday afternoon. The pilot reported he was having engine trouble and […]