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Sightseeing helicopter crashes in Palmer with 2 passengers aboard
“The pilot and two passengers walked away with no observable injuries although the passengers were later transported to Mat-Su Regional Medical Center as a precaution,” Alaska State Troopers said.
Missing Alaska health executive’s ‘death by accident’ verdict leaves questions surrounding helicopter crash
Andy Teuber had his bookkeeper pick him up at the airport before getting in his helicopter and disappearing on March 2. A jury declared his death presumed on Wednesday.
The last photo: A passenger’s chilling image just before a deadly midair collision near Ketchikan
Federal investigators say a digital camera found in the wreckage helped them piece together what may have caused the 2019 crash in Southeast Alaska.
NTSB: Probable cause of deadly 2019 midair collision near Ketchikan was pilots’ obstructed views, missing alerts
The board also asked the Federal Aviation Administration to require new national traffic alert protocols in crowded airspace around the country.
Airline reports no injuries after plane damaged on runway in Alaska Peninsula community
The passenger plane struck a piece of ice after landing on the Chignik Lagoon runway, causing it to go down onto its wing, according to the chief pilot for Lake Clark Air.
NTSB: Heli-ski pilot was maneuvering over a Chugach mountain ridge just before crash that killed 5
Czech media reported that the sole survivor reported no mechanical problems with the helicopter before the March 27 crash in Southcentral Alaska.
As investigation into fatal helicopter crash gathers speed, survivor says he is open to interview
The National Transportation Safety Board isn’t expected to issue a report on the heli-skiing accident that killed five until next week.
Wreckage of helicopter crash that killed 5 is recovered near Knik Glacier
The National Transportation Safety Board is sending a team of investigators to examine the evidence.
Medical condition improves for lone survivor of heli-ski crash that killed 5 in Chugach Mountains
Federal investigators hope to interview David Horváth, the hospitalized 48-year-old Czech snowboarder, but have yet to get a response.
2 hours lapsed between last signal and overdue report on fatal Alaska helicopter flight
Investigators are looking into the delay and whether any of the five people found dead initially survived the Saturday crash above Knik Glacier. There was one survivor.
Czech billionaire was among 5 killed in helicopter crash in Southcentral Alaska
The passengers included three guests and two heli-skiing guides from Tordrillo Mountain Lodge, said a lodge representative. The survivor, who remained in serious condition Monday, was identified in Czech media as a well-known Czech snowboarder.
Alaska health executive’s helicopter crashed during flight to reach family before report on allegations of sexual misconduct, pilot tells NTSB
Andy Teuber, 52, had spent more than a decade as president and chair of the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium before he resigned late last month.
No injuries reported after Grant Aviation plane veers off Chevak runway during takeoff
Strong crosswinds were reported as the pilot tried to take off.
Federal investigators will weigh state of mind as one possible factor in health CEO’s Gulf of Alaska crash
Andy Teuber, who resigned from the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium last week, disappeared Tuesday afternoon in his helicopter en route to Kodiak.
NTSB: Plane began a turn, descent before fatal crash in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park
An official with Copper Valley Air Service said it was a twice-weekly scheduled flight with a planned route from Gulkana to McCarthy to Dan Creek and back to Gulkana.
NTSB: Plane that departed Alaska crashed in Washington state, killing pilot, due to lack of fuel
The man texted his mother saying a severe headwind was causing concern about whether he had enough fuel to complete the flight, according to an NTSB report.
Troopers identify 2 people killed in plane crash in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park
Christopher Maize of Anchorage and Glennallen and Andrew Broders of Washington died in the crash last week, troopers said.
Anchorage airport saw record cargo numbers during 2020
The rise in online shopping and the shipment of pandemic-related medical supplies helped boost demand for air cargo. Passenger numbers, however, were down 62% from 2019.
NTSB: Plane that crashed in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park, killing 2, may have broken up in midair
The pilot and a passenger died in the crash Thursday morning northeast of Chitina, authorities say. The Copper Valley Air Service plane was headed from Gulkana to McCarthy.