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SELDOVIA, Alaska — A small plane crashed into shallow waters next to a remote coastal town in Alaska on Wednesday, killing the four people on board, according to officials. The Piper PA-24 was heading for the airport in the small coastal town of Seldovia after taking off from Anchorage, according to a statement from the Alaska Department of Public Safety. Seldovia is about 136 miles southwest of Anchorage. After it crashed, it was submerged in about 15 feet of water in the Seldovia Slough near the shore, said Clint Johnson, the National Transportation Safety Board’s Alaska region chief. Troopers had to wait until the tide went out in order to reach it.
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SELDOVIA, Alaska — A small plane crashed into shallow waters next to a remote coastal town in Alaska on Wednesday, killing the four people on board, according to officials. The Piper PA-24 was heading for the airport in the small coastal town of Seldovia after taking off from Anchorage, according to a statement from the Alaska Department of Public Safety. Seldovia is about 136 miles southwest of Anchorage. After it crashed, it was submerged in about 15 feet of water in the Seldovia Slough near the shore, said Clint Johnson, the National Transportation Safety Board’s Alaska region chief. Troopers had to wait until the tide went out in order to reach it.
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