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Alaska Forestry plane crashes near Aniak; all survive
A State of Alaska Division of Forestry plane with four people on board crashed shortly after takeoff in the Western Alaska community of Aniak Thursday at 3:43 pm local time, a Forestry spokesperson said. The plane came to rest in a shallow body of water near the runway. The pilot, Mark Jordan and three other passengers were all Medevaced to Anchorage with non-life threatening injuries. The plane was a state-owned Air Commander 500. (www.ktuu.com) More...
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This type of Aero Comander has mis fueling problems even Bob Hoover had his fueled with Jet A.
This aircraft did not have fueling problems, it was the pilot's responsibility to watch the refueling
to make sure that they pumped the right kind of fuel.
to make sure that they pumped the right kind of fuel.
Glad that nobody was killed or sustained life threatening injuries.
