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Planes Collide in Alaska, 4 Dead

Second pilot able to make emergency landing

By the Associated Press

Posted Jul 31, 2011 8:11 AM CDT

(AP) – Two single-engine float planes collided as they flew near an Alaskan lake and one crashed and burned, killing the four people aboard, authorities said. The second plane, a Cessna 206 with only the pilot aboard, was able to return to Anchorage International Airport and make an emergency landing despite significant damage. But a Cessna 180 was destroyed by the impact and fire, an FAA spokesman said. "It was engulfed in flames on the ground," Alaska State Trooper spokeswoman Megan Peters said.

The crash around Amber Lake, 80 miles north of Anchorage, came nearly three weeks after another in-flight collision that remarkably left the 13 people aboard the two aircraft unhurt. The State Medical Examiner's office was working to identify the dead. There was no immediate word on how the collision occurred.

This undated photo provided by Cessna shows a Cessna 206.
This undated photo provided by Cessna shows a Cessna 206.   (AP Photo/Cessna)
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COMMENTS
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JackNelsonSteward
Jul 31, 2011 8:32 PM CDT
Jesus, you guys got place the size of Alaska and you try to put two planes in the same place at the same time?
HMunster
Jul 31, 2011 1:33 PM CDT
Let's see... Three plane crash articles within the space of 17 Newser stories. Who's headed to the airport today?
Fondue
Jul 31, 2011 12:34 PM CDT
Probably see more of these with the defunding of the FAA.

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