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Four people died in a plane crash in the Kenai Peninsula community of Seldovia Wednesday, state troopers say. Troopers were alerted to the crash at around 1:18 p.m., according to a dispatch . A Piper PA-24 had traveled to Seldovia from Merrill Field in Anchorage before it crashed. Clint Johnson, the National Transportation Safety Board’s chief for the Alaska region, said details were limited, and the pilot may have been taking off or on a go-around when the plane crashed. “The airplane was taking off to the south, ended up crashing into what they refer to as a slough,” Johnson said. “The airplane was submerged in about 16-17 feet of water.” Officials said troopers were able to recover the victims’ bodies from the wreckage at about 6:30 p.m. after the tide had fallen. Pilot Eric Middlebrook, 68, of Anchorage was found dead with three passengers from California: Ronald Schmidt, 65, Lance Schmidt, 20, and Daniel Simons, 82.
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Four people died in a plane crash in the Kenai Peninsula community of Seldovia Wednesday, state troopers say. Troopers were alerted to the crash at around 1:18 p.m., according to a dispatch . A Piper PA-24 had traveled to Seldovia from Merrill Field in Anchorage before it crashed. Clint Johnson, the National Transportation Safety Board’s chief for the Alaska region, said details were limited, and the pilot may have been taking off or on a go-around when the plane crashed. “The airplane was taking off to the south, ended up crashing into what they refer to as a slough,” Johnson said. “The airplane was submerged in about 16-17 feet of water.” Officials said troopers were able to recover the victims’ bodies from the wreckage at about 6:30 p.m. after the tide had fallen. Pilot Eric Middlebrook, 68, of Anchorage was found dead with three passengers from California: Ronald Schmidt, 65, Lance Schmidt, 20, and Daniel Simons, 82.
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Four people died in a plane crash in the Kenai Peninsula community of Seldovia Wednesday, state troopers say. Troopers were alerted to the crash at around 1:18 p.m., according to a dispatch . A Piper PA-24 had traveled to Seldovia from Merrill Field in Anchorage before it crashed. Clint Johnson, the National Transportation Safety Board’s chief for the Alaska region, said details were limited, and the pilot may have been taking off or on a go-around when the plane crashed. “The airplane was taking off to the south, ended up crashing into what they refer to as a slough,” Johnson said. “The airplane was submerged in about 16-17 feet of water.” Officials said troopers were able to recover the victims’ bodies from the wreckage at about 6:30 p.m. after the tide had fallen. Pilot Eric Middlebrook, 68, of Anchorage was found dead with three passengers from California: Ronald Schmidt, 65, Lance Schmidt, 20, and Daniel Simons, 82.
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Four people died in a plane crash in the Kenai Peninsula community of Seldovia Wednesday, state troopers say. Troopers were alerted to the crash at around 1:18 p.m., according to a dispatch . A Piper PA-24 had traveled to Seldovia from Merrill Field in Anchorage before it crashed. Clint Johnson, the National Transportation Safety Board’s chief for the Alaska region, said details were limited, and the pilot may have been taking off or on a go-around when the plane crashed. “The airplane was taking off to the south, ended up crashing into what they refer to as a slough,” Johnson said. “The airplane was submerged in about 16-17 feet of water.” Officials said troopers were able to recover the victims’ bodies from the wreckage at about 6:30 p.m. after the tide had fallen. Pilot Eric Middlebrook, 68, of Anchorage was found dead with three passengers from California: Ronald Schmidt, 65, Lance Schmidt, 20, and Daniel Simons, 82.
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Four people died in a plane crash in the Kenai Peninsula community of Seldovia Wednesday, state troopers say. Troopers were alerted to the crash at around 1:18 p.m., according to a dispatch . A Piper PA-24 had traveled to Seldovia from Merrill Field in Anchorage before it crashed. Clint Johnson, the National Transportation Safety Board’s chief for the Alaska region, said details were limited, and the pilot may have been taking off or on a go-around when the plane crashed. “The airplane was taking off to the south, ended up crashing into what they refer to as a slough,” Johnson said. “The airplane was submerged in about 16-17 feet of water.” Officials said troopers were able to recover the victims’ bodies from the wreckage at about 6:30 p.m. after the tide had fallen. Pilot Eric Middlebrook, 68, of Anchorage was found dead with three passengers from California: Ronald Schmidt, 65, Lance Schmidt, 20, and Daniel Simons, 82.
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Four people died in a plane crash in the Kenai Peninsula community of Seldovia Wednesday, state troopers say. Troopers were alerted to the crash at around 1:18 p.m., according to a dispatch . A Piper PA-24 had traveled to Seldovia from Merrill Field in Anchorage before it crashed. Clint Johnson, the National Transportation Safety Board’s chief for the Alaska region, said details were limited, and the pilot may have been taking off or on a go-around when the plane crashed. “The airplane was taking off to the south, ended up crashing into what they refer to as a slough,” Johnson said. “The airplane was submerged in about 16-17 feet of water.” Officials said troopers were able to recover the victims’ bodies from the wreckage at about 6:30 p.m. after the tide had fallen. Pilot Eric Middlebrook, 68, of Anchorage was found dead with three passengers from California: Ronald Schmidt, 65, Lance Schmidt, 20, and Daniel Simons, 82.
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Four people died in a plane crash in the Kenai Peninsula community of Seldovia Wednesday, state troopers say. Troopers were alerted to the crash at around 1:18 p.m., according to a dispatch . A Piper PA-24 had traveled to Seldovia from Merrill Field in Anchorage before it crashed. Clint Johnson, the National Transportation Safety Board’s chief for the Alaska region, said details were limited, and the pilot may have been taking off or on a go-around when the plane crashed. “The airplane was taking off to the south, ended up crashing into what they refer to as a slough,” Johnson said. “The airplane was submerged in about 16-17 feet of water.” Officials said troopers were able to recover the victims’ bodies from the wreckage at about 6:30 p.m. after the tide had fallen. Pilot Eric Middlebrook, 68, of Anchorage was found dead with three passengers from California: Ronald Schmidt, 65, Lance Schmidt, 20, and Daniel Simons, 82.
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Four people died in a plane crash in the Kenai Peninsula community of Seldovia Wednesday, state troopers say. Troopers were alerted to the crash at around 1:18 p.m., according to a dispatch . A Piper PA-24 had traveled to Seldovia from Merrill Field in Anchorage before it crashed. Clint Johnson, the National Transportation Safety Board’s chief for the Alaska region, said details were limited, and the pilot may have been taking off or on a go-around when the plane crashed. “The airplane was taking off to the south, ended up crashing into what they refer to as a slough,” Johnson said. “The airplane was submerged in about 16-17 feet of water.” Officials said troopers were able to recover the victims’ bodies from the wreckage at about 6:30 p.m. after the tide had fallen. Pilot Eric Middlebrook, 68, of Anchorage was found dead with three passengers from California: Ronald Schmidt, 65, Lance Schmidt, 20, and Daniel Simons, 82.
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Four people died in a plane crash in the Kenai Peninsula community of Seldovia Wednesday, state troopers say. Troopers were alerted to the crash at around 1:18 p.m., according to a dispatch . A Piper PA-24 had traveled to Seldovia from Merrill Field in Anchorage before it crashed. Clint Johnson, the National Transportation Safety Board’s chief for the Alaska region, said details were limited, and the pilot may have been taking off or on a go-around when the plane crashed. “The airplane was taking off to the south, ended up crashing into what they refer to as a slough,” Johnson said. “The airplane was submerged in about 16-17 feet of water.” Officials said troopers were able to recover the victims’ bodies from the wreckage at about 6:30 p.m. after the tide had fallen. Pilot Eric Middlebrook, 68, of Anchorage was found dead with three passengers from California: Ronald Schmidt, 65, Lance Schmidt, 20, and Daniel Simons, 82.
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Four people died in a plane crash in the Kenai Peninsula community of Seldovia Wednesday, state troopers say. Troopers were alerted to the crash at around 1:18 p.m., according to a dispatch . A Piper PA-24 had traveled to Seldovia from Merrill Field in Anchorage before it crashed. Clint Johnson, the National Transportation Safety Board’s chief for the Alaska region, said details were limited, and the pilot may have been taking off or on a go-around when the plane crashed. “The airplane was taking off to the south, ended up crashing into what they refer to as a slough,” Johnson said. “The airplane was submerged in about 16-17 feet of water.” Officials said troopers were able to recover the victims’ bodies from the wreckage at about 6:30 p.m. after the tide had fallen. Pilot Eric Middlebrook, 68, of Anchorage was found dead with three passengers from California: Ronald Schmidt, 65, Lance Schmidt, 20, and Daniel Simons, 82.
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Four people died in a plane crash in the Kenai Peninsula community of Seldovia Wednesday, state troopers say. Troopers were alerted to the crash at around 1:18 p.m., according to a dispatch . A Piper PA-24 had traveled to Seldovia from Merrill Field in Anchorage before it crashed. Clint Johnson, the National Transportation Safety Board’s chief for the Alaska region, said details were limited, and the pilot may have been taking off or on a go-around when the plane crashed. “The airplane was taking off to the south, ended up crashing into what they refer to as a slough,” Johnson said. “The airplane was submerged in about 16-17 feet of water.” Officials said troopers were able to recover the victims’ bodies from the wreckage at about 6:30 p.m. after the tide had fallen. Pilot Eric Middlebrook, 68, of Anchorage was found dead with three passengers from California: Ronald Schmidt, 65, Lance Schmidt, 20, and Daniel Simons, 82.
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