Aviation regulators announce recommendations – but no new rules – to reduce air crashes in Alaska
It’s an attempt to address Alaska’s outsize share of crashes, but the agency is stopping short of imposing new safety rules on the industry.
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NTSB: Searchers described poor visibility around Misty Fjords fatal crash site
Officials say they have yet to determine the cause of the crash.
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Commercial Aviation Is Essential to Life Here. It’s Also Home to a Growing Share of the Country’s Deadly Crashes.
Alaska’s terrain and infrastructure pose unique challenges when flying. Some say the Federal Aviation Administration has been slow to account for these hazards, leaving pilots and customers to fend for themselves, sometimes at risk to their lives.
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NTSB: Cessna ran out of fuel between Ketchikan and Port Angeles in fatal crash
The Kodiak man killed while trying to pilot his small plane from Ketchikan to the Lower 48 had...
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Federal investigators release documents, data for May 2019 floatplane crash near Metlakatla
“We look at three main areas — we always say, you know, man, machine environment,” said Clint Johnson, head of the Alaska region for the National Transportation Safety Board.
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Coast Guard calls off search for downed Cessna lost during flight from Ketchikan to Port Angeles, Wash.
The Coast Guard has not released the name of the missing pilot or the Cessna’s tail number.
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