NTSB Cites Weather, Terrain as Possible Factors in Denali Accident
Investigators noted that preliminary weather information was limited because of a lack of weather reporting facilities in the remote location
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Investigators noted that preliminary weather information was limited because of a lack of weather reporting facilities in the remote location
The report doesn’t include information about why the plane crashed, because park rangers say it’s too dangerous to descend to the crash site.
Denali National Park and Preserve, Alaska (AP) - Recovering the bodies of two men killed earlier this month in a plane crash in a ravine cannot be performed safely, officials at Alaska’s Denali National Park and Preserve said.
Pilot Jason Tucker, 45, of Wasilla and passenger Nicolas Blace, 44, of Chugiak, are presumed to have died when their PA-18 aircraft crashed.
Recovering the bodies of two men killed earlier this month in a plane crash in a ravine cannot be performed safely, officials at Alaska’s Denali National Park and Preserve said. “If and when environmental conditions change, such as lower water volume or a frozen river allows access on foot, we will consider a recovery at that time,” Denali’s Chief Ranger Jordan Neumann said in a statement Monday. Pilot Jason Tucker, 45, of Wasilla and passenger Nicolas Blace, 44, of Chugiak, are presumed to have died when their PA-18 aircraft crashed in a tributary of the West For...