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Rescue Underway After Plane Crashes Into Water Near Seldovia
The aircraft was submerged in about 15 feet of water, and officials said they were waiting for the tide to reach the wreckage.
- On Wednesday, a small plane crashed into a lagoon near the Seldovia airport on the Kenai Peninsula, submerging in 13 to 17 feet of water in the Seldovia Slough.
- The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the crash of The Piper PA-24-260, which crashed shortly after takeoff from the Seldovia airport about 136 miles southwest of Anchorage.
- Waiting for the tide to recede, Alaska State Troopers prepared to reach the submerged aircraft. The Piper PA-24-260 can hold one to four people, but total occupants remain unclear.
- Rescuers were unable to reach the plane earlier, but Clint Johnson, NTSB Alaska region chief, stated they hope to gather more information once accessing the site.
- This incident follows another fatal aviation accident in western Alaska less than a week earlier that killed eight people. Officials will share further information about the Seldovia crash when available.
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Small plane crashes in water next to remote Alaska coastal town
A small plane has crashed into shallow waters next to a remote coastal town in Alaska. Officials say rescuers were waiting for the tide to go out in order to reach it on Wednesday.
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NTSB Investigating Piper PA-24-260 Plane Crash Near Seldovia, Alaska
نُشر هذا المقال أولاً عبر Cedarnews.net. لمتابعة المزيد من الأخبار والتقارير الحصرية، زورونا على موقعنا. SELDOVIA, Alaska — The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the crash of a Piper PA-24-260 airplane near Seldovia, Alaska. The aircraft went down on Wednesday, August 26, in the Seldovia area on the southern Kenai Peninsula. Information about the number of people aboard, possible injuries and the circumstances surrounding the…
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