An Alaska Division of Forestry plane went down after takeoff in Aniak on May 28. The crash was announced by Gov. Mike Dunleavy at the start of a virtual town hall the same day. The governor said that all four of the people on the plane survived with bumps, bruises, and contusions.
“This is a preliminary report, but we’ll be hearing more about what occurred there,” Dunleavy said. Dunleavy said that he expected to know more details later.
Division of Forestry Spokesperson Tim Mowry said that the plane went down around 4 p.m. in Aniak. He said that there were “confirmed injuries” among the pilot and three passengers, but did not provide additional details about the nature of those injuries. An Alaska State Troopers dispatch said that the plane crashed into a pool of water in a gravel pit. All four aboard were medevaced to Anchorage.
Mowry said that the National Transportation Safety Board and the Federal Aviation Administration have been notified of the accident.
Alaska Public Media’s Lex Treinen and KYUK's Krysti Shallenberger contributed to this story.