Plane crash reported in Fairbanks


by KTVF | Homepage | Alaska

KTVF | Homepage | Alaska— The Alaska State Troopers, along with the Fairbanks Police Department (FPD) are responding to a plane crash on the Tanana River near Kallenberg Road.

WTOP—Pilot reported fire onboard plane carrying fuel, attempted to return to Fairbanks just before crash. 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

The Monitor—Pilot reported fire onboard plane carrying fuel, attempted to return to Fairbanks just before crash. ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — One of the two pilots aboard an airplane carrying fuel reported there was a fire on the airplane shortly before it crashed and burned outside Fairbanks, killing both people on board, a federal aviation official said Wednesday. The pilot had made radio contact about the in-fight emergency shortly after taking off […]

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.