Plane possibly carrying former U.S. Senator Ted Stevens crashes in Alaska
August 10th, 2010 - 9:20 pm ICT by BNO News
DILLINGHAM, ALASKA (BNO NEWS) — A plane carrying eight to nine people crashed near the city of Dillingham in Alaska on late Monday, officials said on Tuesday. Reports said former U.S. Senator Ted Stevens could be on board.
The 1957 DeHavilland DHC-3 Otter aircraft went down about 20 miles north of Dillingham on Monday evening, but the exact time of the accident was not immediately known. The Alaska Air National Guard responded to the scene at around 7 p.m. AKDT after another aicraft spotted the wreckage.
The Anchorage Daily News reported that friends of former U.S. Senator Ted Stevens fear he could have been aboard the aircraft. However, there was no immediate confirmation.
NBC News reported that the former head of NASA, Sean O’Keefe, was also one of the passengers.
Maj. Guy Hayes, a spokesman for the Alaska Air National Guard, told the Anchorage Daily News that there are fatalities, but also survivors. “From what I’m told, there are survivors on this aircraft. I don’t know how many could be fatalities at this point,” he said.
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