6 killed in Alaska sightseeing plane crash
5 passengers, 1 pilot were on aircraft that went down in southeastern Alaska, says US Coast Guard
By Zehra Nur Duz
ANKARA (AA) – All six people on board were killed as a sightseeing plane crashed in southeastern Alaska on Thursday, the US Coast Guard said.
The plane sent a distress signal at 11:20 a.m. (1920GMT) and went down in the vicinity of the Misty Fjords National Monument, near the city of Ketchikan, the Coast Guard said in a statement.
The wreckage was located some three hours later and rescuers found no survivors.
There were five passengers and a pilot on the aircraft, which was owned by tour company Southeast Aviation.
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