Six people were onboard a floatplane that crashed on takeoff from Lake Hood about 9:18 am on Tuesday. Winds were brisk out of the Southwest on Tuesday, and windsocks around the lake were flapping when the plane apparently hit one of the fingers of the lake, where a jetty of land creates a division between channels of water.
According to National Transportation Safety Board, a pilot and six passengers on the de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver were rescued and taken to a hospital. The plane, operated by Regal Air, was heading to Kati National Park, a popular bear-watching spot and the passengers on board were from out of state.
Two of the people onboard were seriously injured.
