Alaska Air National Guard rescues pilot after plane crash near Anchorage

Alaska Air National Guard crews rescued a pilot after a plane crash about 50 miles northeast of Anchorage.

The rescue happened Sunday after the pilot’s personal locator beacon sent a 406-megahertz distress alert.

The Alaska Rescue Coordination Center opened a mission, and the 176th Wing dispatched a helicopter with Guardian Angels aboard. Crews located the crashed single-engine aircraft near Friday Creek…

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