Coast Guard says 1 dead, 4 injured in Alaska plane crash

According to effectively Coast Guard, a tragic plane crash in south Alaska this was on Friday has seeing the loss of life of one individual and disabled four others. The condition of all those on board was not known, police said. Coast Guard spokesman Grant DeVuyst could not speak to the extent of any injuries sustained by those rescued. JPD confirmed with the airline that one of their Cessna 207 planes, with tail number N62AK, was missing, and the name of the caller matched one of the names on Wings of Alaska’s records for the flight.

The Alaska Dispatch News reports (http://bit.ly/1Mh8HQ0 ) that pilot Fariah Peterson of Birmingham, Alabama, was killed in the Friday afternoon crash. The company said on its website that the plane had been involved in an accident.

Wings of Alaska flies scheduled passenger service to small southeast Alaska communities.

Company executive vice president Tim Seiber said the flight involved was a scheduled flight. There are four passengers and one crew member on board, he said.

The U.S. Coast Guard said the plane was reported to be down west of Juneau, near Point Couverden.

The Federal Aviation Administration and National Transportation Safety Board have been notified, and search and rescue efforts were initiated, authorities say.

Earlier Friday afternoon, Coast Guard watchstanders received an emergency beacon alert.

In late June, a sightseeing plane crashed during a tour of the Misty Fjords area of southeast Alaska, killing all nine on board. The excursion was sold through the cruise company Holland America and operated by Ketchikan-based Promech Air.