Aviation News International – A Douglas C-54 aircraft transporting fuel crashed into a frozen river shortly after takeoff on Tuesday in Fairbanks, Alaska, reported ABC News, citing the National Transportation Safety Board.
Preliminary information showed that the Part 91 fuel transport flight operated by Alaska Air Fuel crashed into the Tanana River after taking off from Fairbanks International Airport around 10 am local time, officials said.
“The aircraft slid into a steep hill on the bank of the river where it caught fire. No survivors have been located,” the Alaska Department of Public Safety said in a statement.
source: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/world-news/us-aircraft-transporting-fuel-crashes-into-frozen-river-in-alaska/articleshow/109547179.cms?from=mdr
