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Pilot killed in Alaska crash wasn’t authorized to fly plane

A small plane crashed into a commercial building Tuesday in downtown Anchorage, authorities said.

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A 42-year-old pilot was killed in downtown Anchorage on Tuesday when the single-engine plane he was piloting clipped the building where his wife works, crashed into the building next door, and burst into flames.


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National Transportation Safety Board Alaska office chief Clint Johnson said the plane, which he believed was a Cessna 172 or 180, was registered to the Civil Air Patrol. The crash happened early morning and no one on the ground was hurt. Neither agency would release additional details about Demarest or how he acquired the plane. The plane reportedly crashed into the fourth story of the Brady Building in downtown Anchorage just after 6 a.m. Alaska Gov. Bill Walker arrived on scene just before 8 a.m., the Alaska Dispatch News reported.


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Johnson says there were blustery winds when the plane clipped the corner of an office building and then crashed into the side of an adjacent commercial building.

Currently, it appears that the cause of the plane crash downtown was due to the high winds surrounding Anchorage more than any other factor. “I said to myself, it’s not good weather to be flying in”, he said.

Local fire officials said foul play was not suspected in the crash.

The building houses offices of the state departments of Law and Corrections and the district attorney’s office. The FBI said neither building has structural damage.

Mr Boyd said the aircraft struck an electrical transformer on the outside of a building as it crashed, which forced authorities to shut down power to the area.

However, local Alaskan news station, KTUU, reports the downtown plane crash was not a terrorist related incident as FBI investigators are now on the case. If you would like to discuss another topic, look for a relevant article.

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Firefighters stand near a piece of wreckage after a small plane slammed into a commercial building in downtown Anchorage Alaska early on Tuesday