Alaska Air National Guardsmen rescue a plane crash victim north of Anchorage
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — Alaska Air National Guard rescue personnel of the 176th Wing rescued a pilot following a plane crash Oct. 11.
The Alaska Rescue Coordination Center opened a mission in response to a 406 MHz distress alert emitted from the pilot’s personal locator beacon.
The AKANG accepted the mission and dispatched JBER-based rescue assets from the 176th Wing.
A 210th Rescue Squadron HH-60W Jolly Green II helicopter with 212th Rescue Squadron Guardian Angels aboard flew to the reported crash site in the vicinity of Friday Creek located about 50 miles northeast of Anchorage.
Once on scene, the HH-60 crew spotted the crashed single-engine aircraft. After landing in an adjacent clearing, Guardian Angels located the pilot with minor injuries, rendered medical aid, and transported him to Providence Alaska Medical Center in Anchorage.
AKRCC officials urge aircraft owners to fit 406 MHz emergency locator transmitters with up-to-date registration information to their aircraft to expedite rescue efforts.
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