5 Killed in Alaskan Airplane Crash
Pastor Dale Morgan
5 Killed in Alaskan Airplane Crash
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Friday August 17, 2007 7:46 AM
KETCHIKAN, Alaska (AP) - Five people were killed Thursday night when a
small airplane crashed north of this city in southeast Alaska,
authorities said.
There were four survivors in the crash, including a 2-year-old girl,
Alaska State Troopers spokeswoman Megan Peters said.
Three of the four were to be transported to hospitals in the mainland
U.S. for further treatment of burns, Ketchikan Public Safety Director
Rich Leipfert told the Ketchikan Daily News. Information about the
fourth survivor was not immediately available.
Leipfert said the SeaWind Aviation plane crashed into a tree at Traitors
Cove, about 25 miles north of Ketchikan. Jerry Kiffer with the Ketchikan
Volunteer Rescue Squad said the plane went down on land about 200 feet
from shore.
Peters said it couldn't be immediately confirmed that the plane hit a
tree, but several trees were burning after the crash.
The cause was under investigation. Peters said at the time of the crash,
high winds unexpectedly came up, but it couldn't immediately be
determined if that was a factor.
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AP's earlier story is below.
KETCHIKAN, Alaska (AP) - Five people were killed Thursday night when a
small airplane crashed north of this town, authorities said.
There were four survivors in the crash, including a 2-year-old girl,
Alaska State Troopers spokeswoman Megan Peters said.
Three of the four were to be transported to hospitals in the U.S.
mainland for further treatment of burns, Ketchikan Public Safety
Director Rich Leipfert told the Ketchikan Daily News. Information about
the fourth survivor was not immediately available.