Plane crashes in Denali National Park in Alaska

[OmahaBlueDog]

Source: Associated Press

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A large cargo-type plane crashed in Alaska on Sunday and burst into a deadly fireball that sparked a forest fire at Denali National Park, officials said.

Park spokeswoman Kris Fister said there are fatalities, but it's unclear how many because "the plane pretty much disintegrated."

The fire was challenging responders, who did not immediately know who owns the multiengine aircraft. The plane went down near the park's eastern edge at 3:15 p.m., about 100 yards of the only major road in the park.

No missing planes were immediately reported and military officials have said none of their planes were involved.



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[Aviation Pro]

1. Bet this is Cessna Caravan....

...but let's wait and find out.

[aquart]

2. Someone missing a Cessna Caravan?

[XemaSab]

3. Oh dear

:(

[XemaSab]

4. Update

A large multi-engine cargo-type plane crashed at Denali National Park on Sunday afternoon, bursting into a deadly fireball that sparked a wildfire.

About 3:15 p.m. Sunday, the aircraft hit the south-facing slope of Mount Healy within 1 mile of park headquarters and 200 yards north of the Denali Park Road. It is approximately 1 mile from the Parks Highway and 1.5 miles from McKinley National Park Airport.

Late Sunday evening, Park spokeswoman Kris Fister identified the aircraft as a Fairchild C-123 registered to All West Freight Inc. of Delta Junction.

Three people were reported to be onboard, Fister wrote in a press release, and it is unlikely that any survived.

http://newsminer.com/bookmark/8961837-Delta-Junction-company-s-plane-crashes-in-Denali-National-Park-3-believed-dead

[Ex Lurker]

5. Other sites reporting it was a privately owned C-123 on a freight run to Nome n/t