A National Transportation Safety Board spokesman said investigators are still determining how much of a factor the lack of certification was in the crash.
in a Southwest Alaska plane crash had a pilot’s certification, according to a preliminary report from federal investigators., issued last week, takes a closer look at the May 17 crash on a lake near Nondalton that killed pilot Dave Hedgers, 58, and his sole passenger Aaron Fryar, 45. Investigators said they spoke with acquaintances of the men, who told them Hedgers had recently purchased the wheel-equipped Taylorcraft BC-12D.
Clint Johnson, the NTSB’s Alaska chief, said Monday afternoon that investigators and the FAA haven’t been able to find any signs that Hedgers or Fryar had ever previously held pilot certificates or student-pilot certificates. Uncertified pilots are rarely seen in Alaska incidents investigated by the NTSB, Johnson said, occurring about once a year.
According to the NTSB report, the plane left Port Alsworth headed for Nondalton, about 24 miles southwest, at about 11:30 a.m. on the morning of the crash.
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