They had enough gas to make from McGrath to Bethel — but not quite to the airport.
"Cessna 172"
Yute Commuter Service reports no injuries after landing plane on frozen lake near Pilot Station
The airline sent a second plane from Bethel to pick up the pilot, the passengers and their luggage from the lake.
Authorities identify Wasilla pilot killed in plane crash outside of Nome
Authorities have identified the pilot killed after a single-passenger airplane crashed outside of Nome. Thomas Grainger, 28, of Wasilla was piloting a single-engine Cessna 172 from Wasilla to Nome, when it went down.