WA Man was Pilot in Fatal Alaska Crash

A Washington state man is among half a dozen people killed in a plane crash in Alaska late last week. The Seattle Times reports a 64 year old Cle Elum man was piloting the commercial sightseeing floatplane when it crashed near Ketchikan last Thursday. He and all five passengers were killed. The plane belonged to a sightseeing company called Southeast Aviation. The NTSB is investigating the crash.