Monday, June 1, 2015

1 STUDENT PILOT FLYING A CESSNA 172 INJURED IN TALKEETNA AIRPORT MIDAIR COLLISION IN ALASKA WITH A CESSNA 185 TALKEETNA AIR TAXI



MAY 31, 2015

ANCHORAGE, ALASKA

Alaska State Troopers and the National Transportation Safety Board responded to a low-altitude midair collision with injuries at the Talkeetna Airport Sunday evening.
Clint Johnson, the NTSB’s Alaska chief, said the incident was reported to the NTSB at about 6 p.m. Sunday.

Paul Roderick, the operations director for Talkeetna Air Taxi, told Channel 2 that one of the company's aircraft with four passengers plus a pilot on board was involved in the crash. 

The aircraft was about to land after a Denali flightseeing trip when it collided with a plane flown by a student pilot from Anchorage.

Roderick said the planes were just a few feet off the ground at the time of impact. Only the student pilot was injured, with everyone on board the Talkeetna Air Taxi plane unharmed.
AST spokeswoman Megan Peters couldn't confirm many details about the crash Sunday night, pending further word from troopers on-site.

“There were two planes that hit midair, but they were really close to the ground so there’s just injuries,” Peters said.




Date:
31-MAY-2015
Time:
17:00
Type:
Owner/operator:

Registration:

C/n / msn:

Fatalities:
Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:
0
Airplane damage:
Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Location:
Talkeetna Airport (PATK), Talkeetna, AK - http://aviation-safety.net/database/country/flags_15/N.gif  United States of America
Phase:
Unknown
Nature:
Unknown
Departure airport:

Destination airport:

Narrative:
The aircraft experienced a low level midair collision with another aircraft near the Talkeetna Airport (PATK), Talkeetna, Alaska. The airplane, a Cessna 150, was destroyed, and the other aircraft , a Talkeetna Air Taxi Cessna A185E Skywagon registration N1694M, sustained substantial damage. One occupant among a combined total of six occupants received undetermined injuries.

Date:
31-MAY-2015
Time:
17:00
Type:
Owner/operator:
Talkeetna Air Taxi Inc
Registration:
N1694M
C/n / msn:
18501879
Fatalities:
Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5
Other fatalities:
0
Airplane damage:
Substantial
Location:
Talkeetna Airport (PATK), Talkeetna, AK - http://aviation-safety.net/database/country/flags_15/N.gif  United States of America
Phase:
Landing
Nature:
Passenger
Departure airport:

Destination airport:
Talkeetna (PATK)
Narrative:
The aircraft experienced a low level midair collision with another aircraft near the Talkeetna Airport (PATK), Talkeetna, Alaska. The airplane, a Talkeetna Air Taxi Cessna A185E, sustained substantial damage and the other aircraft , a Cessna 150, was destroyed. One occupant among a combined total of six occupants received undetermined injuries.