Two planes collided today in the air near the Southwest Alaska village of Nightmute, according to Alaska State Troopers. A spokesman for the Federal Aviation Administration says one pilot was apparently able to land his aircraft on tundra, and flaming debris from what appears to be another plane was seen nearby.
The incident was reported to troopers as a midair collision about 4 p.m., said troopers spokeswoman Megan Peters. Troopers and medics responded in a helicopter from Bethel, about 100 miles east of the Nelson Island village, she said.
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