Plane headed for remote Alaska town crashes and kills all four passengers on board
Plane was headed for airport in Seldovia from Anchorage, and was submerged in water after the crash 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. The Piper PA-24 was headed for the airport in the small town of Seldovia after taking off from Anchorage, according to a statement from the Alaska Department of Public Safety. Seldovia’s airport is about 136 miles (219 km)…
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- First observed by CurrentWire: ABC News · Aug 27, 2026 at 2:10 AM ET
- Coverage span: 5h 47m
- Coverage: 4 reports from 4 independent publications
- Coverage growth: 1 → 2 publications in 1h 0m
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The GuardianTier B
Plane headed for remote Alaska town crashes and kills all four passengers on board(opens original report in a new tab)CBS NewsTier B
Small plane crash into water near remote Alaska town kills all 4 on board(opens original report in a new tab)A small plane carrying four people crashed into shallow waters next to a remote coastal town in Alaska on Wednesday, killing everyone on board, officials said. — CBS News
Fox NewsTier B
Small plane crashes into shallow water near remote Alaska town, killing all 4 people aboard(opens original report in a new tab)The NTSB is investigating after a small plane en route from Anchorage to Seldovia crashed into shallow coastal waters, killing all four people on board. — Fox News
ABC NewsTier B
Small plane crashes in water next to remote Alaska coastal town, killing all 4 on board(opens original report in a new tab)Officials say a small plane has crashed into shallow waters next to a remote coastal town in Alaska and killed all four people on board — ABC News
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