Five Killed in Alaska Commuter Air Crash

Five people were killed on Thursday when a commuter aircraft crashed in rural southwestern Alaska, killing all aboard, officials said.
Five Killed in Alaska Commuter Air Crash
A Yute Air commuter aircraft that was traveling from Bethel to Kipnuk crashed on Feb. 6, 2020 in Alaska. Google Maps
Reuters
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ANCHORAGE, Alaska—Five people were killed on Thursday when a commuter aircraft crashed in rural southwestern Alaska, killing all aboard, officials said.

The plane, a Piper PA32, crashed “under unknown circumstances,” Allen Kenitzer, a spokesman for the Federal Aviation Administration, said in an email.