Pilot injured in crash near Healy

Published: August 16, 2012 

A pilot reportedly has non-life-threatening injuries after a plane crash near a glacier.

Alaska National Guard spokesman Maj. Guy Hayes tells KTUU the crash occurred Wednesday afternoon near Healy when a pilot picking up a hunter crashed on landing near Surprise Glacier, about 180 miles southwest of Fairbanks.

Officials sent a search plane and helicopter to pick up the pilot.

Order Reprint Back to Top

Top Jobs

View All Top Jobs

Find a Home

$829,000 Anchorage
4 bed, 3 full bath. Cross View Estates, S Anchorage's Premier...

Find a Car

Search New Cars
Ads by Yahoo!