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Plane crashes into river in Alaska, officials say
Two people were onboard Douglas DC-4 that went down near Fairbanks on Tuesday, authorities say
A Douglas DC-4 airplane crashed into the Tanana River near Fairbanks on Tuesday and burst into flames, authorities said. No survivors have been found, Alaska state troopers said.
The plane took off in the morning from Fairbanks international airport. It crashed about 7 miles (11km) from there and “slid into a steep hill on the bank of the river where it caught fire,” according to Alaska state troopers.
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