| The Cessna 172 
				aircraft went down in a heavily wooded area near Birchwood 
				Airport, a small, state-owned facility north of central 
				Anchorage, police said.
 The pilot was identified as George Kobelnyk, 64, police said in 
				a statement, adding that they were investigating the cause of 
				the crash.
 
 (Reporting by Victoria Cavaliere in New York; Editing by 
				Clarence Fernandez)
 
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