The U.S. Coast Guard rescued a pilot after his small plane crashed near Haines on Sunday.
Chief Petty Officer Travis Magee told KCAW that around 8:30 a.m. the Coast Guard received a signal from the emergency locator transmitter of a two seat, single engine airplane over the Chilkat Range, approximately 35 miles south of Haines.
“The Coast Guard reached out to the Haines airport, who confirmed that there was an aircraft matching that description to the two seat, single engine airplane that had departed earlier that morning, but it had not returned,” said Magee.
Around 10:30 a.m., a 5-person helicopter crew from Air Station Sitka located the pilot and overturned aircraft near the Endicott River. Magee said the pilot walked away from the accident unscathed.
“So we’re very thankful that this case resulted in the way that it did, with this individual having no reported back injuries,” said Magee.
The helicopter crew transported the pilot to the Juneau airport. The pilot met with emergency medical services, but he did not request any assistance from them, and was released shortly afterwards.
This is a developing story and may be updated.
