DILLINGHAM, Alaska (KTUU) – The investigation into the plane crash that killed Alaska Department of Fish and Game Wildlife Biologist John Landsiedel on Friday continues.
New information is being released as the preliminary investigation continues.
Around 9:15 a.m. on Friday, Alaska State Troopers arrived at the Dillingham Airport to find a Piper J3C-65 Cub that had crashed on the airport’s runway.
Only Landsiedel, the pilot, was the plane, and he died at the scene.
Now, investigators with the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) are on scene, inspecting the wreckage of the plane and conducting interviews with witnesses.
“What they’re consistently reporting is there may have been a loss of engine power and then a loss of control after that,” Chief of the Alaska Regional Office of the NTSB, Clint Johnson, said.
According to Johnson, the plane crashed during departure. There were two “touch-and-goes” leading up to the accident, he said.
The investigation is covering the major factors in a crash, including environmental factors, the mechanics and the pilot’s training, like usual.
“All of those things are on the table right now. Nothing has been eliminated,” Johnson said.
The wreckage has been moved off the runway, and a preliminary report is expected to be released within the next 10 days, he said.
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