Fatal December plane crash ruled a suicide

Mark Matters, 62, surveys the area around his plane. Matters and his 63-year-old wife, Cecelia, both of Aniak, died in a plane crash. (File photo by Dave Cannon)
Mark and Cecilia Matter lost their lives in December when their red plane crashed into Marvel Dome, a snow-covered mountain near the family’s mine.
Authorities now consider the Aniak couple’s death to be a suicide.
According to a report released by the National Transportation Safety Board, authorities cou