Authorities identify man who died in float plane crash

Authorities have identified the pilot of a float plane who died after a fiery crash in an Anchorage neighborhood.
The Anchorage Police Department says Sunday that 75-year-old James Hefty was aboard the plane when it crashed late Saturday afternoon. Dispatchers began receiving calls at 4:30 p.m. that the plane had crashed in flames.
The police say in a statement that the crash is being investigated by the National Transportation Safety Board. Investigators from the NTSB spoke with several people