Aviation News

Student pilot gets hard lesson in landing at Merrill Field

A training flight went wrong at Merrill Field on Wednesday afternoon when a mechanical error forced the pilot and student to make an emergency landing, skidding onto the grass next to an airstrip with a legion of emergency personnel on hand, prepared for the worst-case scenario.

Photos: Belly landing

Alaska No. 1 in US for cargo plane crashes

Alaska led the nation in fatal cargo plane crashes over the past decade.

Woman hurt in plane crash

An airplane crash-landed on the tundra along the Kuskokwim River after its engine cut out Tuesday afternoon, leaving one woman with back injuries, according to Alaska State Troopers.

Investigation seeks cause of plane crash that killed 2

Two people are dead after an amateur-built airplane crashed near Elim, according to federal aviation officials.

Family escapes Lake Spenard plane crash

A de Havilland Beaver carrying a family of four and two dogs crashed moments after takeoff from Lake Spenard on Sunday afternoon. The pilot, his wife, two boys and the pets were uninjured. Authorities said a wind gust likely caused the crash.

Boeing 737 lands safely after hitting ducks near Fairbanks

An oil company jet carrying 135 passengers hit a flock of ducks Thursday after taking off in Fairbanks and had to make an emergency landing. No one was hurt, and the plane landed safely.

Plane crashes into Lake Lucille

A pilot was rescued by boat after his plane lost power and made an emergency landing Saturday on a Wasilla lake.

New Fairbanks airport terminal opens for business

A new terminal building is ready for business at Fairbanks International Airport.

Young pilot's tale is a real cliffhanger

After a cliffhanger of a landing in the Talkeetna Mountains this month, 21-year-old Matthew "Jake" Soplanda of Anchor Point and a skiing buddy managed to climb away from Soplanda's single-engine Taylorcraft as it hung over a 1,500-foot drop.

Airplane crashes at Birchwood; occupants walk away

Occupants walk away from airplane crash

A single-engine aircraft on a training run lost power and landed hard at the Birchwood Airport Tuesday afternoon, according to the National Transportation Safety Board.

Fatal plane crash report released

The National Transportation Safety Board has released its final report on a deadly plane crash in which six people were killed.

Palmer man, daughter survive plane crash in Wyoming

The Palmer pilot who survived a crash with his daughter on a Wyoming mountain pass said a downdraft forced him to crash land their small plane.

Plane crashes near Matanuska Glacier; pilot OK

A 47-year-old Anchorage pilot is safe after his small plane crashed at Boulder Creek near Matanuska Glacier.

Flight forced down on frozen lake

A Hageland Aviation Services flight was forced to land on a frozen tundra lake Wednesday afternoon, roughly 90 miles outside of Bethel, say Alaska State Troopers.

Passengers describe plane's sudden crash into mountain

"It was just completely out of nowhere -- ran straight into the side of a mountain," Heidi Graber said in a telephone from her Nome hospital bed. The 34-year-old school counselor from Teller who was flying into Nome said she was the most seriously injured in the crash.

Bad weather forced plane down near Nome

Stormy weather near Nome apparently caused the pilot of a commuter airplane with five passengers to fly the craft into the ground while approaching the area, Alaska State Troopers said Friday.

Plane misses runway; two aboard uninjured

A small airplane suffered extensive damage when it crashed at the Soldotna Municipal Airport.

Improper luggage door latch led to '08 plane crash

An improperly installed latch on a luggage panel and a missing guard appear to have allowed the door to swing open, sending a chartered airplane into the sea near Kodiak last year and killing six people, according to a new report.

Pilot in medevac crash likely disoriented

Blowing snow and low clouds obscured land and sea from a helicopter pilot on a doomed medical mission over Prince William Sound in December 2007, says a report released Thursday.

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Marc Schrenker aerial acrobatics

Watch Indiana financial manager and pilot Marcus Schrenker, recently listed as missing while his companies are under investigation by the Indiana Securities Division, perform aerial acrobatics several years ago.

Alaska Airlines cancels flights

As a winter storm blasted the Seattle area on Saturday, Alaska Airlines canceled 47 weekend flights on the West Coast. The airline canceled only one direct flight from Alaska, but the domino effect of Lower 48 cancellations snarled up Alaskans' travel plans.

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