First on the list is adding to and improving the FAA’s network of weather stations to offer real-time data to pilots.
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Damaged plane makes emergency landing in Fairbanks after big mid-air drop
A Wright Air Service Cessna Caravan was carrying a pilot and 8 passengers on a scheduled run to Huslia Monday afternoon when it experienced trouble.
NTSB: Pilot in last week’s fatal floatplane crash was in another accident in July
Investigators flew over the site on Sunday, but poor weather and low visibility hampered efforts to land until Wednesday, when the weather began to clear.
No one injured in Coffman Cove floatplane crash
The NTSB says the plane flipped on takeoff after hitting a buoy.
Investigation into Scandies Rose sinking points to faulty stability instructions
The report says the crew followed stability instructions while loading the vessel, but those instructions were inaccurate.
Commercial aviation is essential to life here. It’s also home to a growing share of the country’s deadly crashes.
Alaska has made up a growing share of the country’s crashes involving small commercial aircraft, according to an investigation by KUCB and ProPublica.
NTSB: Requiring onboard alert systems could have prevented 2019 midair collision near Ketchikan
Two pilots whose planes collided near Ketchikan in 2019 were unable to see or detect each other until a midair crash was unavoidable.
Widow of Gary Knopp files cross complaint against charter company
Rep. Gary Knopp’s widow has filed a counter complaint against High Adventure Air Charters, the Soldotna company whose plane collided with Knopp’s last summer.
NTSB: Witness says tribal health executive was distracted before his helicopter disappeared over Gulf of Alaska
A witness who spoke with Andy Teuber before his helicopter went missing told investigators the executive was “distracted, and was not himself,” according to a preliminary report.
NTSB: Rep. Gary Knopp, who piloted plane involved in fatal crash, had impaired vision
An updated medical report says Knopp was denied medical certification to fly because he had glaucoma in both eyes that led to a reduced field of vision.