NTSB Identification: ANC14CA079
Accident occurred Saturday, September 13, 2014 in Susitna, AK
Aircraft: PIPER PA 18-135, registration: N959E
NTSB investigators will use data provided by various entities,
including, but not limited to, the Federal Aviation Administration
and/or the operator, and will not travel in support of this
investigation to prepare this aircraft accident report.
AIRCRAFT CRASHED UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES
Flight Standards District Office: FAA Anchorage FSDO-03
http://www.asias.faa.gov/N959E
WESLEY E. SAUNDERS: http://registry.faa.gov/N959E
The Alaska Air National Guard rescued three people from the remote site of a plane crash north of Mount Susitna late Saturday. No injuries were reported.
At 1:30 p.m. Saturday, the Alaska Rescue Coordination Center was notified that an emergency locator beacon had been activated in the area of Beluga Mountain, according to a release from the Air National Guard.
The coordination center used beacon registration information to determine that the emergency signal was linked to a Piper Super Cub that had taken off from Anchorage on a trip to the Beluga Mountain area.
An Alaska Air National Guard HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter staffed by a team from the 212th Rescue Squadron from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson searched for the plane and quickly found the occupants 1.2 miles from the crash site.
The three people were taken to an Anchorage hospital but were released “in good condition” with no injuries, according to the news release.
There’s no word yet as to what caused the plane to crash or the condition of the aircraft.
A call to the head of the National Transportation Safety Board’s Anchorage office was not immediately returned Sunday.
- Source: http://www.adn.com
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