The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating three separate plane crashes in Alaska that occurred over a three-day period.
The National Transportation and Safety Board is investigating three deadly plane crashes in three days in Alaska, but they don't think the incidents are connected but rather the tragic hazards of a busy flying season. "This is our busy season," Clint Johnson, Chief of the Alaska regional office of the NTSB, told KTUU. "Historically, the month of September is our busiest season.
The next day, state troopers said a plane crashed in the roadway on Beaver Ave, in Wasilla, killing pilot Jon Bergstedt, age 71, of Anchorage. RELATED: Royal Caribbean Harmony of the Seas passenger, 12, dies after falling from balcony: reportOn Sunday, four people were killed in a plane crash. Alaska State Troopers said they received a report of an overdue aircraft around 11:15 p.m. Sunday from the Alaska Rescue Coordination Center.
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