3 dead after plane crash near McCarthy

An Alaska State Troopers vehicle. (Alaska Department of Public Safety)
Three people are dead after a fiery plane crash Tuesday night near McCarthy, Alaska State Troopers said in a statement posted online Wednesday
The pilot of a Piper PA-22 crashed while landing at the Dan Creek airstrip, about 20 miles east of McCarthy, according to a preliminary report from the Federal Aviation Administration. The plane banked left, impacted terrain and burst into flames, killing the pilot and two pa