By Erika Hernandez
Apr 24, 2024, 8:42 PM EDT
Alaska State Troopers reported that World War II plane with two people on board crashed along a river near Fairbanks.
Agents said in an online dispatch that a Douglas C-54, a four-engine propeller transport plane used by the U.S. Air Force in World War II and the Korean War, crashed along the river Tanana on Tuesday afternoon.
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) confirmed to Fox News Digital that Two people were on board the plane at the time of the accident.
The FAA said the crash occurred shortly after the plane took off from Fairbanks International Airport at 10 a.m. local time.
The plane, which was carrying fuel, crashed and then burst into flamesaccording to local media.
No survivors have been found and an investigation is ongoing.
Local, state and federal agencies responded to the crash scene.
“The plane slid down a steep hill on the river bank,” the Alaska Department of Public Safety said in a statement, according to ABC.
“Please avoid the area and expect an increased first aid presence in the area. Additional information will be released as it becomes available,” the soldiers said in the dispatch.
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