The pilot and sole occupant of the small plane, 51-year-old Ronald Scott Hernandez of King Salmon, suffered minor injuries in the crash, troopers said.
A plane attempting an emergency landing on the Parks Highway snagged on power lines and came to rest nose down on April 15, 2017. The pilot sustained minor injuries in the crash. (Katie Terstegge Dietrich photo)
A plane attempting an emergency landing on the Parks Highway snagged on power lines and came to rest nose down on April 15, 2017. The pilot sustained minor injuries in the crash. (Katie Terstegge Dietrich photo)

Troopers in Talkeetna were told of an aircraft crash near Mile 89 of the Parks Highway, near Sheep Creek, around 4:10 p.m. Saturday.