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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