Karl Erickson, Paul Wiley, Charles Weimer, and David Osborn killed in plane crash near Girdwood, Alaska

A private pilot and three passengers died in the crash of the Piper PA-22, according to a Federal Aviation Administration site.

The plane was registered to Karl Erickson, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.

Then a message Erickson sent just before the flight indicated they planned to take Wiley and the other person up for a few minutes, “see some scenery” and then land and drop off the passengers so Erickson, a student pilot, could log some hours toward his license, LeBlanc said.