Piper Club Crashes Near Skwentna at Denali Park; Nobody Expected To Have Survived

PLANE CRASHES AT DENALI 

Denali National Park (Photo, Country Journal) 

August 10th, 2023

The Alaska Air National Guard has located a crashed aircraft at Denali National Park. The park service said they used a locator beacon to find the plane. 

On Wednesday, the Alaska National Guard Rescue Coordination Center went out looking for the plane bathed to turn back "due to weather". 

Military personnel found the wreck, but weren't able to land due to the steepness of the ground. 

Nobody is expected to have lived. The name of the pilot has not been released. At this time, it's not known if the plane had passengers.

NOTICE FROM THE PARK SERVICE, AUGUST 10TH