Four people hurt, including three in critical condition when small plane crash-lands near the Dry Bay airstrip in Yakutat, Alaska
Coast Guard medevacs individuals after plane crash at Dry Bay Airstrip
A Coast Guard Air Station Sitka MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter aircrew arrived on scene and transported two people with critical back injuries to Yakutat, and Yakutat Police Department transported a third person in critical condition with breathing issues to Yakutat.
4 injured when airplane crashes short of Alaska airstrip
The crash occurred about 3 p.m. Tuesday as the Yakutat Coastal Airlines charter flight was attempting to land on the airstrip, said Clint Johnson, head of the Alaska division of the National Transportation Safety Board. The flight had originated from Yakutat.
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