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Four killed and six injured in plane crash in western Alaska Four killed and six injured in plane crash in western Alaska
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A plane crash near the remote western Alaska village of Saint Mary's killed four of the 10 people aboard, including an infant boy, an Alaska State Troopers spokeswoman said on Saturday.A plane crash near the remote western Alaska village of Saint Mary's killed four of the 10 people aboard, including an infant boy, an Alaska State Troopers spokeswoman said on Saturday.
The pilot and three passengers died in the Friday night crash, spokeswoman Megan Peters said. Peters had no immediate word on the six survivors' condition.The pilot and three passengers died in the Friday night crash, spokeswoman Megan Peters said. Peters had no immediate word on the six survivors' condition.
The single-engine, turboprop Cessna 208 was a Hageland Aviation flight from Bethel to Mountain Village and Saint Mary's, said Kathy Roser, a spokeswoman for Era Alaska airline. Hageland is part of Era Alaska, Roser said. The wreckage was found about four miles east of Saint Mary's.The single-engine, turboprop Cessna 208 was a Hageland Aviation flight from Bethel to Mountain Village and Saint Mary's, said Kathy Roser, a spokeswoman for Era Alaska airline. Hageland is part of Era Alaska, Roser said. The wreckage was found about four miles east of Saint Mary's.
An emergency locator beacon signal helped pinpoint the crash site, National Transportation Safety Board investigator Clint Johnson said. There was no immediate word on what might have caused the crash. The NTSB planned to send two investigators to the scene Saturday. The temperature in the area on Friday night was about 18F (-8C).An emergency locator beacon signal helped pinpoint the crash site, National Transportation Safety Board investigator Clint Johnson said. There was no immediate word on what might have caused the crash. The NTSB planned to send two investigators to the scene Saturday. The temperature in the area on Friday night was about 18F (-8C).
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