Five people were killed when two small airplanes collided in midair Wednesday over a remote section of Alaska, the Alaska State Troopers reported. “However, in this case we don’t know what circumstances led up to this mid-air collision”. Fifteen minutes later, State Troopers reported another aircraft overdue.
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Later in the day, an aircraft spotted wreckage of the two planes on the ground near Russian Mission, she said.
The crash occurred around 11:00am local time (8:00pm CET) about96 km north of the city of Bethel, Alaska National Guard spokeswoman Candis Olmstead said in a statement.
There were no survivors on either plane, according to rescuers at the crash site, Alaska State Troopers say.
The National Guard dispatched a Blackhawk helicopter and two flight medics from Bethel around noon to the crash site.
Troopers say Wrase was flying a Ravn Alaska Cessna 208 Caravan from Russian Mission to the nearby village of Marshall.
Behavioral Health Aides are standing by across the region at YKHC clinics to speak with family and loved ones about the crash.
According to officials, the planes that collided are a Hageland Aviation Cessna 208 Caravan carrying three people and a Renfro’s Alaskan Adventures Piper PA-18 super club carrying two people.
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The National Guard sent a Black Hawk helicopter to the scene of the tragedy in which there was medical personnel.
