McGrath-Area Plane Crash

Published: August 16, 2011 

Julie Walker poses with husband Robert and daughter Cassie in 2008. Walker and pilot Ernest Chase died in a plane crash August 13, 2011 outside McGrath.

Photo courtesy Walker family

A small plane carrying six people crashed Saturday night August 13, 2011 west of McGrath, killing the pilot and a longtime school teacher from the nearby village of Anvik. Alaska State Troopers released additional photos of the crash site today, showing the location of the downed plane. The family of Julie Walker also shared photos of the popular Blackwell School teacher, who died in the crash along with pilot Ernest Chase.

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