2 dead, 3 hurt in small airplane crash in rural Alaska
News Home Juneau, Alaska (AP) - Two people were killed and three others seriously injured when a small plane crashed shortly after taking off from ...
July 5, 2023
7:44 PM
News Home Juneau, Alaska (AP) - Two people were killed and three others seriously injured when a small plane crashed shortly after taking off from a rural Alaska community over the weekend, officials said. Five people were on board the plane operated by Vertigo Air Taxi when it went down Sunday afternoon about 3 miles (5 kilometers) north of Old Harbor, according to the U.S. Coast Guard. Old Harbor is on the southeast coast of Kodiak Island, about 70 miles (113 kilometers) southwest of the city of Kodiak.