Alaska State Trooper report a fatal aircraft crash along the Sterling Highway near Anchor Point that occurred in the early afternoon on Friday. AST was alerted to the crash at 1:12 pm on Friday and responded to the scene near Anchor Point at mile 155 of the Sterling Highway. Troopers, as well as Emergency Services […]
During the early morning hours on Sunday wildlife troopers were alerted to an aircraft crash by the Rescue Coordination Center. RCC told troopers that they had responded to the Beluga Lake area for an ELT activation to find an aircraft flipped on its roof. The aircraft, a Piper PA-18, was located flipped upside down on […]
Alaska State Troopers have confirmed the identity of the pilot and sole occupant involved in a fatal crash northeast of St. Mary’s as Bethel resident Eugene “Buzzy” Peltola Jr, The husband of Democratic Rep. Mary Peltola, and former regional director of the Alaska Bureau of Indian Affairs. Peltola’s Piper Super Cub went down shortly after […]
The occupants of a Piper PA-12 crash west of Tyonek on Monday escaped without injury according to a trooper report issued Tuesday. Troopers were notified of the crash of the small engine aircraft at 1:58 pm on Monday. the preliminary investigation into the crash revealed that the Piper was attempting to land but encountered strong […]