Pilot reported fire onboard plane carrying fuel, attempted to return to Fairbanks just before crash
by WTOP
WTOP— ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — One of the two pilots of a vintage military plane that was delivering heating oil to a remote Alaska Native village reported a fire on board shortly before the aircraft
KTVF | Homepage | Alaska—Plane crash reported in Fairbanks. The Alaska State Troopers, along with the Fairbanks Police Department (FPD) are responding to a plane crash on the Tanana River near Kallenberg Road.
KTSA—Medina County EMS: Pilot escapes after plane crashes, catches fire near Castroville airport. Medina County EMS says they got a call at around 1:30 p.m. Monday.
AP News—Plane crashes into river outside Fairbanks, Alaska. An airplane crashed into the Tanana River near Fairbanks, Alaska State Troopers said. It was not immediately known how many people were on board.