Emergency crews from the Anchorage Police Department, Anchorage Fire Department and investigators are on the scene of a plane crash site at Beach Lake Road in Birchwood.
It’s unclear if the plane took off from the Birchwood Airport, though the crash site is approximately 1 mile away.
Officials on-site say the body recovery process has begun.
KTUU reports that there were four fatalities in the crash.
Reports from the scene depict a widespread debris field littered with the tops of broken-off birch trees. Emergency vehicles were driven to the crash site on a muddy trail.
A NTSB investigator is on the scene.
Emergency crews responded to the crash at approximately 9 a.m.
