{"id":2650259,"date":"2026-08-27T01:54:01","date_gmt":"2026-08-27T05:54:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/small-plane-crashes-in-water-next-to-remote-alaska-coastal-town-killing-all-4-on-board\/"},"modified":"2026-08-27T01:57:10","modified_gmt":"2026-08-27T05:57:10","slug":"small-plane-crashes-in-water-next-to-remote-alaska-coastal-town-killing-all-4-on-board","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/small-plane-crashes-in-water-next-to-remote-alaska-coastal-town-killing-all-4-on-board\/","title":{"rendered":"Small plane crashes in water next to remote Alaska coastal town, killing all 4 on board"},"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\">32<\/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%2Fsmall-plane-crashes-in-water-next-to-remote-alaska-coastal-town-killing-all-4-on-board%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=2650259&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>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/plane-crashes-into-building-in-italy-killing-all-aboard\/\" title=\"... ...es into building in Italy, killing all a...\">small plane carrying<\/a> four people crashed into shallow waters near the remote town of Seldovia,Alaska,resulting in fatalities for all onboard. The plane, a Piper PA-24, was en route from Anchorage to Seldovia\u2019s airport, about 136 miles southwest of Anchorage. After the crash, the aircraft was submerged in approximately 15 feet of water in the Seldovia Slough, and rescue efforts were delayed until the tide receded. Troopers recovered the bodies and are waiting to notify next of kin; the cause of the crash is currently unknown.The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating. This incident follows a recent crash in western Alaska that killed eight people when a military aircraft failed to see a gravel airstrip in heavy fog.  <\/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<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">SELDOVIA, Alaska (AP) \u2014 A small plane carrying four people crashed into shallow waters next to a remote coastal town in Alaska on Wednesday, killing everyone on board, according to officials.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Piper PA-24 was heading for the airport in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-president-trump-gives-pardons-to-73-individuals-and-commutes-another-70-sentences-steve-bannon-is-included\/\" title=\"BREAKING: President Trump Gives Pardons to 73 Individuals and Commutes Another 70 Sentences \u2013 Steve Bannon Is Included\">small town<\/a> of Seldovia after taking off from Anchorage, according to a statement from the Alaska Department of Public Safety. Seldovia\u2019s airport is about 136 miles (219 kilometers) southwest of Anchorage.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4702319\/plane-crashes-in-water-alaska-coastal-town\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Small plane crashes in water next to remote Alaska coastal town, killing all 4 on board<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4701149\/where-is-hunter-biden-launches-substack-column-podcast-speaks-to-recovering-addicts\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>\u2018Where\u2019s Hunter?\u2019: Hunter Biden launches Substack column<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4693588\/september-social-security-direct-payment-six-days\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>September Social Security direct payment worth $994 goes out in six days<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After it crashed, it was submerged in about 15 feet (4.6 meters) of water in the Seldovia Slough near the shore, said Clint Johnson, the National Transportation Safety Board\u2019s Alaska region chief. Troopers had to wait until the tide went out in order to reach it.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Troopers were able to get the bodies of the four adults out of the plane. They\u2019re being sent to the medical examiner\u2019s office and their names will not be released until next of kin are notified, according to the department of public safety.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It was not immediately clear what may have caused the crash.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The NTSB is investigating.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Less than a week earlier, another plane crashed at <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/alaska-charter-plane-crash-army-cd21190cad6b7246d903677685f1e928\">a remote military site<\/a> in western Alaska, killing all eight people on board. 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