One of the two pilots aboard an airplane carrying fuel reported there was a fire on the airplane shortly before it crashed and burned outside Fairbanks, killing both people on board, a federal aviation official said Wednesday.
ByA pilot reported a fire onboard a plane carrying fuel and tried to return to Fairbanks, Alaska before a crash, an official said.
Troopers said recovery efforts would resume Wednesday with the aid of dogs, but noted thin ice and open water on the river were making their efforts difficult. The pilots' names have not been released. The plane departed Fairbanks just before 10 a.m., loaded with 3,200 gallons of heating oil for Kobuk, an Inupiat village of less than 200 people located about 300 miles northwest of Fairbanks.
It is difficult and expensive to get fuel to rural Alaska villages, which are remote and difficult to reach because of the state's limited road system. The Northwest Arctic Borough said heating fuel in Kobuk was $15.45 a gallon in 2022.
Pilot Reported Fire Onboard Plane Carrying Fuel Attempted To Return To Fairbanks Just Before Crash
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