A Haines man was one of five people killed in a midair plane crash in Southwest Alaska Wednesday morning.
Jeff Burruss, 40, was the passenger in a Super Cub plane operated by Bethel-based Renfro’s Alaskan Adventures.
Burruss’ Facebook profile says he worked as a hunting and fishing guide for Renfro’s.
According to State Troopers, the plane was flying from Bethel to a hunting camp when the collision happened. The Super Cub was piloted by Montana resident Zach Babat and Burruss was the only passenger.
The other aircraft was a Hageland Aviation Cessna 208 Caravan flying from Russian Mission to Marshall, carrying three people. The pilot was Harry Wrase of Wasilla and the passengers were Steven Andrew of Kenai and Aaron Minock of Russian Mission.
The two planes collided northwest of Russian Mission. State troopers in Bethel were notified of the crash at about 11 a.m. Wednesday. There were no survivors when rescue workers arrived on the scene.
The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the crash.
