Luis John, 49,Timothy Cline, 43, and Drew Welty, 29, killed in small-plane crash near Togiak, Alaska
NTSB: Wreckage of Togiak plane crash that killed 3 ‘highly fragmented’
National Transportation Safety Board investigators hoped Monday to reach the site of a plane crash near Togiak that killed three people Sunday afternoon.
Investigators: Too early to look for similarities to prior accidents in Togiak crash
We look at each one of these events on a case-by-case basis, and that's exactly what we're doing in this case,” Johnson said. “(It’s) way too early to see if there are any similarities between this accident and the other accident that happened with Hageland or Ravn Connect.”
Troopers release name of passenger killed in plane crash
John was one of three people killed. Troopers have not released the names of the pilot and co-pilot because they have not verified that their next of kin have been notified.
Troopers identify 2 pilots killed in Southwest Alaska crash
The three were killed when the Hageland Aviation Cessna 208B en route from Quinhagak to Togiak crashed into a mountainous area northwest of Togiak between 1 p.m. and 1:30 p.m. Sunday, officials said.
NTSB will hold rare Alaska hearing on Togiak plane crash
The board is expected to address broader issues behind the crash that killed three, including operational control at Hageland Aviation Services Inc.
The hearing is scheduled to begin at 8 a.m. Aug. 17 in the Mid-Deck Ballroom of the Captain Cook Hotel.
NTSB faults pilots, FAA and Hageland in 2016 crash that killed 3
The probable cause of a fatal plane crash near Togiak in 2016 was a crew decision not to divert as bad weather closed in, the National Transportation Safety Board said Tuesday.
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