Plane Crash report in Anchorage newspaper
OTTER
newspaper report. I had been told that Ellen died in the hostpital but
this report says she died on the way. I am numb and can't belive this
even after reading it twice. Best, Gloria
PLANE ON WAY TO LODGE CRASHES; 3 DIE
'IT WAS AMAZING WE HAD SURVIVORS THROUGH THE NIGHT, AS COLD AS IT WAS UP THERE'
By Karen Aho
Daily News Reporter
(Published August 25, 2000)
A small plane returning to a remote Alaska Peninsula fishing lodge crashed
into a steep mountainside in poor weather
Wednesday, killing the pilot and one passenger and leaving two other
passengers, one of them mortally wounded, to survive a
chilly night trapped in the dangling wreckage.
The plane's position on the snow- and ice-encrusted cliff side was so
delicate that when a U.S. Coast Guard helicopter hovered
at the 2,700-foot site Thursday, the rotorwash began to shift the plane,
Coast Guard Lt. Deborah Darminio said.
Rescuers had to land at 2,000 feet, hike to the site and tie the plane
down before removing the survivors.
Dead in the front of the Cessna 180 was pilot Joe Maxey, 61, an Anchorage
resident and president of Painter Creek Lodge Inc.
Dead in the right seat was passenger Allen Daws. All three passengers were
identified as vacationers in their 50s from Teton
Park, Wyo.
Ellen Daws, crushed in the back seat with multiple injuries, died Thursday
en route to King Salmon after rescuers carried her
700 feet down the snowy cliff. The sole survivor, Linda Brooks, suffered a
broken leg and multiple facial injuries, the Coast
Guard reported. Both were hypothermic.
"It was amazing we had survivors through the night, as cold as it was up
there," Darminio said.
The Cessna 180 was returning from Amber Bay with another plane Wednesday
evening when the weather closed in. Jeff
Meinel, flying behind the Cessna, turned around, the Coast Guard said.
Maxey radioed Meinel that he was committed to a
schedule and didn't have time to change course, troopers said. His plane
crashed into the side of a 3,700-foot peak about five
miles from the lodge.
Rescuers picked up an emergency locator beacon Wednesday night. The Coast
Guard launched a C-130 and an HH-60
helicopter from Kodiak but suspended the search because of harsh weather.
On Thursday morning, a Coast Guard helicopter made it 1,800 feet up the
slope but had to put down because of fog. Shortly
after 10 a.m. the weather cleared and rescuers spotted the wreckage at
2,700 feet. The fuselage was basically intact and there
was no indication of fire, authorities said.
But the small plane held so precariously to the mountainside that blasts
of wind from the rotor blades made the fuselage shift
dangerously.
The Coast Guard dropped a rescuer and then landed at 2,000 feet. Troopers,
ferried from Painters Creek Lodge, hiked 700 feet
in cold and snow to the site with Coast Guard rescuers. One at a time,
they brought the two survivors down in litters.
"Each person had to be extracted very delicately," Darminio said. "It took
a long time, they had broken legs, the wreckage had
to be pulled apart. It was just a nasty scene up there."
Ellen Daws had multiple broken bones and drifted in and out of
consciousness before dying en route to King Salmon.
The National Transportation Safety Board was notified of the crash.
The bodies remained with the wreckage Thursday night. The Coast Guard does
not perform body recoveries. The recovery will
be left to troopers and private companies.
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Aspendreamer
>identified as vacationers in their 50s from Teton
>Park, Wyo.
>
>Ellen Daws, crushed in the back seat with multiple injuries, died Thursday
Hey Gloria?
Do you know if these names are spelled correctly?
I have relatives that spell their name....Dawes....
How do I find out? Kay
Ladron23
I am so sorry to read of the loss of your
friends in Alaska-------my prayers and thoughts go out to you, your family, and
all those that knew these individuals......
When I was 16, a dear friend of mine's father was also killed in a plane crash
in Alaska. In later years, her oldest brother was killed in a tragic helicopter
crash west
of here-------it is so hard to understand the
ways--------I am very sorry for the loss of your friend, Gloria...........
Peace,
Wendy from Oregon
OTTER
Hi Kay,
The actual spelling of this couple's name is DAUS, pronounced DAWS. Just
a simple mistake by the reporter. I'm happy it is not DAWES, for your
sake.
Best, Gloria
OTTER
> ways--------I am very sorry for the loss of your friend, Gloria...........
Thank you, Wendy, and all the kind people who have e-mailed me. I can't
sleep. I just can't stop thinking about it.
Thank you all for your kind words and prayers for the family.
Roger Speakman
My heart goes out to you and all involved for the loss of your friends.
Praying isn't my way, but I do believe in the benefit of positive
thoughts conveyed from human being to human being. This kind of tragedy
doesn't make the loss of a friend or loved one any easier to handle, but
I hope for those involved to heal their emotional pains to the degree
possible as quickly as possible. I know how the process of grieving can
be a long one. Yet grieving itself is healing.
Take care of yourself and pass on our good hopes and positive thoughts
to family members you may have contact with. Many of us out here also
care.
Hugs from me to you,
Roger Speakman,
Omaha, NE, USA
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Penny G
depths of your grief and shock, as anyone would be. My heart goes out to you. I
cried when I read the newspaper article. Just remember, you are not alone. We are
here for you.
Penny G
OTTER wrote:
> A friend just called and gave me the site on the Internet to find this
> newspaper report. I had been told that Ellen died in the hostpital but
> this report says she died on the way. I am numb and can't belive this
> even after reading it twice. Best, Gloria
>
> PLANE ON WAY TO LODGE CRASHES; 3 DIE
> 'IT WAS AMAZING WE HAD SURVIVORS THROUGH THE NIGHT, AS COLD AS IT WAS UP THERE'
>
> By Karen Aho
> Daily News Reporter
>
> (Published August 25, 2000)
>
> A small plane returning to a remote Alaska Peninsula fishing lodge crashed
> into a steep mountainside in poor weather
> Wednesday, killing the pilot and one passenger and leaving two other
> passengers, one of them mortally wounded, to survive a
> chilly night trapped in the dangling wreckage.
>
> The plane's position on the snow- and ice-encrusted cliff side was so
> delicate that when a U.S. Coast Guard helicopter hovered
> at the 2,700-foot site Thursday, the rotorwash began to shift the plane,
> Coast Guard Lt. Deborah Darminio said.
>
> Rescuers had to land at 2,000 feet, hike to the site and tie the plane
> down before removing the survivors.
>
> Dead in the front of the Cessna 180 was pilot Joe Maxey, 61, an Anchorage
> resident and president of Painter Creek Lodge Inc.
> Dead in the right seat was passenger Allen Daws. All three passengers were
> identified as vacationers in their 50s from Teton
> Park, Wyo.
>
> Ellen Daws, crushed in the back seat with multiple injuries, died Thursday
Tejasfam
>a simple mistake by the reporter. I'm happy it is not DAWES, for your
>sake.
>
>Best, Gloria
Thanks for answering me Gloria...I appreciate it...I am still praying for you
and yours......Kay