Wasilla | George Hatcher's Air Flight Disaster https://airflightdisaster.com Aviation News, Headlines & Alerts Sun, 30 Sep 2018 18:43:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 Helicopter Crashes in Alaska; 1 Rescued, 3 Missing https://airflightdisaster.com/helicopter-crashes-in-alaska-1-rescued-3-missing/ Sun, 30 Sep 2018 18:43:38 +0000 http://airflightdisaster.com/?p=42094 A helicopter crashed near Lituya Bay, Alaska, on September 28th. The helicopter was transporting four people from Grand Prairie, Texas, to Wasilla, Alaska, when it went down. The U.S. Coast Guard rescued a 14-year-old survivor of the crash. Other occupants of the aircraft remain missing.

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The helicopter was transporting four people from Grand Prairie, Texas, to Wasilla, Alaska, when it went down.

The U.S. Coast Guard rescued a 14-year-old survivor of the crash. Other occupants of the aircraft remain missing.

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]]> Single-Engine Plane Crashes in Alaska; Pilot Injured https://airflightdisaster.com/single-engine-plane-crashes-in-alaska-pilot-injured/ Tue, 20 Sep 2016 13:10:34 +0000 http://airflightdisaster.com/?p=35089 A single-engine plane crashed shortly after taking off from an airstrip near Caribou Street and Bogard Road in Wasilla, Alaska, on the morning of September 16th. According to sources, the plane had encountered some mechanical issues that resulted in the crash. The pilot was taken to hospital with serious injuries. The crash remains under investigation.

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]]> A single-engine plane crashed shortly after taking off from an airstrip near Caribou Street and Bogard Road in Wasilla, Alaska, on the morning of September 16th.

According to sources, the plane had encountered some mechanical issues that resulted in the crash.

The pilot was taken to hospital with serious injuries.

The crash remains under investigation.

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]]> Plane Crashes near Eklutna Alaska https://airflightdisaster.com/plane-crashes-near-eklutna-alaska/ Sun, 05 Oct 2008 11:27:27 +0000 http://airflightdisaster.com/?p=882 Who: home-built, Challenger 2 experimental airplane registered out of Wasilla Where: crashed into the trees just outside the village of Eklutna near some railroad tracks and a new gravel pit near Eklutna Alaska When: Friday Who: pilot Why: The plane was equipped with BRS ( a ballistic recovery system) which had not launched during the...

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Who: home-built, Challenger 2 experimental airplane registered out of Wasilla
Where: crashed into the trees just outside the village of Eklutna near some railroad tracks and a new gravel pit near Eklutna Alaska
When: Friday
Who: pilot
Why: The plane was equipped with BRS ( a ballistic recovery system) which had not launched during the crash. The pilot was deceased when found.

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