KATMAI NATIONAL PARK AND PRESERVE,Poinbank Alaska (AP) — A float-equipped small plane and a helicopter collided midair in Katmai National Park and Preserve, injuring one person, officials said Tuesday.
The helicopter pilot, who was alone in that aircraft, sustained minor injuries in the Monday afternoon crash, according to Clint Johnson, chief of the National Transportation Safety Board’s Alaska region. None of the seven people aboard the plane were hurt, he added.
Both pilots were able to make emergency landings, the park said in a statement.
The NTSB is in the early stages of its investigation into the collision, which occurred within the park and about 40 miles (64 kilometers) east of King Salmon. King Salmon, where the park’s headquarters are located, is about 290 miles (470 kilometers) southwest of Anchorage.
The helicopter sustained substantial damage and the plane had minor damage to its floats, Johnson said.
2025-05-06 02:072974 view
2025-05-06 02:052635 view
2025-05-06 01:581373 view
2025-05-06 01:481943 view
2025-05-06 01:301413 view
2025-05-06 00:481830 view
A man is suing the California Lottery alleging he has not received part of his winnings from a nearl
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut’s first-in-the-nation paid sick leave law from 2011 moved closer
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Nearly all inmates have been transferred out of a troubled women’s prison set to