NTSB report on fatal Nome plane crash released

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) released its report Tuesday on a fatal crash just outside of Nome on March 5.
The crash claimed the life of the pilot, 28-year-old Thomas Grainger, who was from Wasilla. His Cessna 172K plane was located nose-down in the area of Hastings Creek, east of Nome, the morning after he was due to land at Nome City Field. The conditions of the flight, plane and pilot that may have led to the crash, according to a report from NTSB investigator Noreen Price.