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Small plane crashes in water next to remote Alaska coastal town, killing all 4 on board
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After it crashed, it was submerged in about 15 feet (4.6 meters) of water in the Seldovia Slough near the shore, said Clint Johnson, the National Transportation Safety Board’s Alaska region chief. "These tragedies are heartbreaking and unacceptable, which is why aviation safety and infrastructure in Alaska continue to be a top focus of mine," he said in a post on Facebook.
U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan , of Alaska, said he'll be getting a briefing from the NTSB and Federal Aviation Administration as they work to figure out what went wrong. The aircraft had been making its second runway approach in heavy fog and its pilots could not see the gravel airstrip, authorities said.
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- After it crashed, it was submerged in about 15 feet (4.6 meters) of water in the Seldovia Slough near the shore, said Clint Johnson, the National Transportation Safety Board’s Alaska region chief.
- U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan , of Alaska, said he'll be getting a briefing from the NTSB and Federal Aviation Administration as they work to figure out what went wrong.
- "These tragedies are heartbreaking and unacceptable, which is why aviation safety and infrastructure in Alaska continue to be a top focus of mine," he said in a post on Facebook .
- The aircraft had been making its second runway approach in heavy fog and its pilots could not see the gravel airstrip, authorities said.
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- The Independent — source text fetched for this pass link