{"id":2228503,"date":"2024-04-23T19:17:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-23T23:17:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/alaska-plane-crash-two-feared-dead-after-fiery-crash-near-river\/"},"modified":"2024-04-23T19:19:08","modified_gmt":"2024-04-23T23:19:08","slug":"alaska-plane-crash-two-feared-dead-after-fiery-crash-near-river","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/alaska-plane-crash-two-feared-dead-after-fiery-crash-near-river\/","title":{"rendered":"Two individuals feared dead in Alaska plane crash near river"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Falaska-plane-crash-two-feared-dead-after-fiery-crash-near-river%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2228503&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Two individuals are\u2062 feared dead \u200cfollowing a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/search-and-rescue-teams-at-site-of-indonesian-plane-crash\/\" title=\"Search and rescue teams at site of Indonesian plane crash\">plane crash<\/a>\u2062 involving\u200b a Douglas C-54 aircraft. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/portland-mayor-ted-wheeler-pepper-sprays-man-stalking-him-at-restaurant\/\" title=\"Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler Pepper Sprays Man Stalking Him At Restaurant\">incident occurred<\/a> in Fairbanks, Alaska, near a\u200c river. The Federal\u2063 Aviation Administration has\u200b confirmed the crash, indicating that\u2064 the \u2062National Transportation Safety Bureau \u200dwill conduct an investigation.\u200c The twin-engine plane crashed \u2064outside\u200b Fairbanks\u2064 on a Tuesday morning.\u2063 Your summary captures the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/marvel-actor-michael-stuhlbarg-attacked-by-man-with-rock-in-nyc\/\" title=\"Actor Michael Stuhlbarg assaulted with rock in NYC\">key details concisely<\/a>. It effectively conveys the tragic event and the subsequent investigation by relevant authorities. It provides a \u200cclear overview\u2064 of the plane crash incident near \u2064Fairbanks, Alaska.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_78\">\n<p>Two people are presumed dead after a Douglas C-54 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/airplane-crash\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"plane crashed\">plane crashed<\/a> by a river in Fairbanks, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/alaska\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Alaska\">Alaska<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/faa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Federal Aviation Administration\">Federal Aviation Administration<\/a> confirmed the crash, adding that the National Transportation Safety Bureau would investigate.<\/p>\n<figure><figcaption>A twin-engine plane crashed outside Fairbanks Tuesday. (AP Graphic)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cA Douglas C-54 crashed southwest of Fairbanks International Airport around 10 a.m. local time on Tuesday, April 23. Two people were on board,\u201d an FAA spokeswoman said in a statement. \u201cThe FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board will investigate. The NTSB will be the lead agency and provide any updates.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Alaska Department of Public Safety gave further details on the crash, saying Alaska state troopers in Fairbanks received word of a plane crash around 7 miles south of the Fairbanks International Airport on the Tanana River.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA preliminary investigation revealed that a Douglas DC-4 crashed into the Tanana River after taking off from Fairbanks International Airport at 9:55 am with two people on board. The aircraft slid into a steep hill on the bank of the river where it caught fire. No survivors have been located,\u201d the department said.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A picture of the crash showed an inferno caused by the crash on the edge of a forest.<\/p>\n<figure><figcaption>A fire burns after a Douglas C-54 Skymaster plane crashed into the Tanana River outside Fairbanks, Alaska, Tuesday, April 23, 2024. (Michaela Matherne via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Another photo taken later showed the fire had been largely put out.<\/p>\n<figure><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two presumed dead in Fairbanks, Alaska, after a Douglas C-54 plane crash near a river. The Federal Aviation Administration confirmed the incident, with the National Transportation Safety Bureau set to investigate. 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