A witness described hearing an explosion before the plane went down Tuesday morning along the Tanana River.
First responders were conducting an “active rescue” Tuesday morning after a plane crashed in the area of the Tanana River in Fairbanks, officials said.
Few details were immediately available about the crash. Clint Johnson, Alaska chief of the National Transportation Safety Board, said it was not clear how many people were on the Douglas DC-4 when it crashed around 10:30 a.m. shortly after departure south of Fairbanks International Airport. Alaska State Troopers, along with local, state and federal agencies, were responding to the crash near Kallenberg Road on Tuesday morning, theyA witness said he heard a loud explosion just before 10 a.m. and saw a plane overhead with an engine on fire. He said he heard what sounded like another explosion and a crash, followed by a large column of dark smoke.Tess Williams is a reporter focusing on breaking news and public safety.
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