John B. Morris Jr. of Kenai was rescued alongside two school-aged family members off the top of a plane that was mostly submerged near Tustumena Lake. But federal aviation records show he holds a ...

Two young girls and a pilot miraculously survived a plane crash Sunday by huddling atop the aircraft’s wing for 12 long hours on a freezing Alaskan lake, according to witnesses and rescuers. The ...

This photo provided by the Alaska National Guard shows an airplane partially submerged into the ice of Tustumena Lake at the toe of a glacier on Monday, March 24, 2025, near Soldotna, Alaska.

The Tustumena accident, he said, underlines the value of PFDs. "This breaks my heart,'' he said, "but I'm glad those three made it." Barto, however, said the PFDs are only part of the story.

The 60,000-acre Tustumena Lake is situated about 80 miles southwest of Anchorage and has been described by the Alaska Department of Fish and Game as “notorious for its sudden, dangerous winds.” ...

The single-engine plane, a Piper PA-12 Super Cruiser, was reported missing just after 10:30 p.m. Sunday, setting off search and rescue efforts around Tustumena Lake and the Kenai Mountains, some ...

This photo provided March 24, 2025, by Dale Eicher shows an airplane partially submerged into the ice of Tustumena Lake near Soldotna, Alaska, with the three survivors standing on the plane's wing.

The plane, a Piper PA-12 Super Cruiser registered to Morris, landed for unknown reasons near the toe of a glacier on Tustumena Lake, on Alaska's Kenai Peninsula on Sunday. The pilot and passengers ...

A FATHER and his two girls survived a night on the wing of their aircraft after it crashed into a frozen lake. The 38-year-old and his daughters were spotted by a volunteer pilot responding to thei… ...

The Piper PA-12 Super Cruiser and its three occupants were reported overdue Sunday in the area of Tustumena Lake and the Kenai Mountains, near Homer, the Associated Press reported.

The 60,000-acre (24,200-hectare) Tustumena Lake, the largest freshwater body on the Kenai Peninsula, is about 80 miles (130 kilometers) southwest of Anchorage, with nearby mountains and a glacier.