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Plane headed for remote Alaska town crashes and kills all four passengers on board
Plane was headed for airport in Seldovia from Anchorage, and was submerged in water after the crash
TL;DR
- A small plane crashed in shallow waters near Seldovia, Alaska, killing all four people on board.
- The Piper PA-24 was en route from Anchorage to Seldovia.
- The plane was submerged in about 15 feet of water, and authorities had to wait for the tide to recede to retrieve the bodies.
- The NTSB is investigating the cause of the crash.
- US Senator Dan Sullivan of Alaska is receiving briefings on the incident and emphasized aviation safety in the state.
- This crash occurred shortly after another fatal plane crash in western Alaska that killed eight people.