Updated: One killed, one injured in Pierce County, Washington plane crash.
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A small, single-engine plane crashed soon after takeoff just north of Kapowsin Field Airport (86WA) in Kapowsin, Washington (near Graham).  The accident occurred today at approximately 12:45 PM PDT.  The pilot of the aircraft was …

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Plane force lands and crashes into tree in Alaska.

Submitted by Fernando Montalvo on March 12, 2010 – 10:34 amNo Comment

A Cessna 185 similar to the accident airplane. (Photo by Cambridge Bay Weather)

A single-engine plane crashed five miles west of Ophir, Alaska on Wednesday (March 10, 2010).  Ophir is one of the checkpoints in the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race.  The Cessna A185E Skywagon (registration N70039) was carrying three people who are all OK after the accident.

According to the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) report, the Cessna was performing a forced landing for unknown reasons when it crashed into a tree.  More information is not available at this time.

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