Two people are feared dead after a plane crashed in Fairbanks, Alaska, on Tuesday.
“A Douglas C-54 crashed southwest of Fairbanks International Airport around 10 a.m. local time on Tuesday, April 23. Two people were on board,” an FAA spokeswoman said in a statement. “The FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board will investigate. The NTSB will be the lead agency and provide any updates.”
The Alaska Department of Public Safety gave further details on the crash, saying Alaska state troopers in Fairbanks received word of a plane crash around 7 miles south of the Fairbanks International Airport on the Tanana River. “A preliminary investigation revealed that a Douglas DC-4 crashed into the Tanana River after taking off from Fairbanks International Airport at 9:55 am with two people on board. The aircraft slid into a steep hill on the bank of the river where it caught fire. No survivors have been located,” the department said.A picture of the crash showed an inferno caused by the crash on the edge of a forest.
A fire burns after a Douglas C-54 Skymaster plane crashed into the Tanana River outside Fairbanks, Alaska, Tuesday, April 23, 2024. DC-4 plane crash site in Alaska, posted by Alaska State Troopers. 2 on board, no survivors have been located.
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