FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) — A Douglas C-54 Skymaster airplane carrying two people crashed into the Tanana River near Fairbanks on Tuesday and burst into flames, authorities said. No survivors have been found.
The plane took off in the morning from Fairbanks International Airport. It crashed about 7 miles (11 kilometers) from there and “slid into a steep hill on the bank of the river where it caught fire,” according to Alaska State Troopers.
Clint Johnson, chief of the National Transportation Safety Board’s Alaska regional office, said it remained unclear what happened in the time between the takeoff and the crash but the tower operator “saw a large plume of smoke.”
Michaela Matherne was flying from the village of Galena to Fairbanks to catch a flight to New Orleans when her small plane was diverted to verify the coordinates of the crash site.
Mississippi lawmakers move toward restoring voting rights to 32 felons
Experts on Taylor Swift’s poetry in ‘The Tortured Poets Department'
Probe underway into highway school bus fire that sent 10 students fleeing in New Jersey
Wesley Bryan has a big finish to restore lead at Puntacana on the PGA Tour
South Korean sentenced to 14 months in jail for killing 76 cats
DEAR CAROLINE: Our son and daughter
Probe underway into highway school bus fire that sent 10 students fleeing in New Jersey
NHL PLAYOFFS: West best Dallas vs. defending champion Vegas headlines 1st
Ted Lasso star Keeley Hazell leaves little to the imagination as she shows off her curves in a flesh
Canton Fair sees surge in number of overseas purchasers: official
Unai Emery agrees Aston Villa contract extension until 2027
Firefighters douse a blaze at a historic Oregon hotel famously featured in 'The Shining'