Pilot dies in Thursday afternoon plane crash near Ketchikan

The pilot and sole occupant of a small private plane died Thursday afternoon when the aircraft crashed on the south end of Gravina Island near Blank Inlet.
According to the Ketchikan Gateway Borough, the name of the pilot will not be released until next of kin have been notified.
Coast Guard spokeswoman Amanda Norcross says the plane was reported overdue by Ketchikan Airport Flight Service at 3:04 p.m. The last communication with the plane was around 2:30 p.m. The plane was near Blank Inlet at t