Two people were onboard the plane, which crashed into a frozen river shortly after takeoff.
A video shared on social media shows the moment a plane burst into flames before crashing in central Alaska on April 23.A Douglas DC-4 aircraft crashed into the Tanana River shortly after takeoff in the morning from Fairbanks International Airport, authorities said. Two people were onboard and no survivors were found.The plane slid into a steep hill on the bank of the river and caught fire, said a report by Alaska State Troopers.
The AST report said the National Transportation Safety Board was 'responding to conduct an investigation into the cause of the crash.'Clint Johnson, chief of the NTSB's Alaska regional office, told the Associated Press that it wasn't clear what happened between the plane taking off and the crash.It is also unclear what the purpose and destination of the flight was.In a statement to Newsweek on Wednesday, the NTSB said the plane crashed 'under unknown circumstances.
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