Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)

• Southeast Air Crash Kills Five

  Mike Schneider | August 03, 2007 12:14 AM | 0 CommentsAnchorage, AK

  A Taquan Air de Havilland Beaver crashed into mountains around Rudyerd Bay near Ketchikan Tuesday, July 24. The pilot and two couples who were cruise ship passengers died of their injuries. The pilot was highly trained and experienced, having flown commercially for 25 years. 28 people have died in Alaska in 13 crashes in the last 5 years.The crash is under investigation. Mechanical failure,...

• Plane Crash Needs Fast Thorough Investigation

  Mike Schneider | June 25, 2007 12:08 AM | 0 CommentsAnchorage, AK

  On June 20, 2007, the pilot of a wheel-equipped Cessna 206 crash landed onto Yukon Island in Kachemak Bay near Homer, Ak. All four occupants suffered serious injuries. The cause of the engine failure that forced the plane to crash land hasn't been determined. Product failure could have caused the crash, as could other possibilities. If the crash victims are to receive justice, a fast and...

• Plane Crash Averted/Possible Product Defect

  Mike Schneider | June 18, 2007 12:40 AM | 0 CommentsAnchorage, AK

  Fast thinking by a L.A.B. Flying Service pilot saved him and his two passengers from serious injury or death on June 13, 2007. An in-flight fire, possibly caused by a defective battery in a laptop computer carried in the cargo hold, erupted just after takeoff from Kake, Ak. airport. The occupants barely escaped the flames. Under Ak law, if a defective battery caused the fire, its manufacturer...

• Pilot Dies as Plane Crashes Between Two Homes

  Christina Cole | May 08, 2007 9:10 PM | 0 CommentsAnchorage, AK

  A pilot lost his life in an aviation accident, Friday, when he crashed after take off, just west of Wolf Lake (a fly-in community), according to Alaska State Troopers.The Cessna 170, hit a wooded lot in Hart Lake Estates in between two houses near Keats Circle, a quarter mile from the airstrip at approximately 3:40 p.m. The pilot, 49, of Wasilla was killed, troopers said.Yellow tape blocked off...