A famed bush pilot and former star of a Discovery Channel series documenting his uncharted flights into the Alaskan wilderness died in a plane crash Friday, along with his passenger, according to ...

A famed Alaska bush pilot’s plane struck a tree while departing a remote ridgeline airstrip last month near Shaktoolik and then crashed onto the tundra, killing both people onboard, a National ...

Alaska’s tight-knit community of bush pilots came together in a big way this week to help save one of their own. Thanks to their coordination and efforts, the Alaska National Guard was able to rescue ...

Famed Alaskan bush pilot Jim Tweto, 68, and Idaho hunting and fishing guide Shane Reynolds, 45, died in a plane crash in western Alaska on the morning of June 16. The crash occurred shortly after ...

Jim Tweto, the bush pilot featured in Discovery Channel’s 2011-2012 series Flying Wild Alaska, died in a small plane crash Friday near the coastal village of Shaktoolik, Alaska. He was 68.

a noted bush pilot and member of the reality show “Flying Wild Alaska,” has died in a plane crash. A social media account for the NTSB shared at 3:59 p.m. Alaska time that the agency is ...

Here's why they're essential. Bush pilots in Alaska are known for safely flying smaller aircraft in rugged, or "bush," terrain, regularly taking the place of things like school buses, ambulances ...

Jul. 12—A famed Alaska bush pilot's plane struck a tree while departing a remote ridgeline airstrip last month near Shaktoolik and then crashed onto the tundra, killing both people onboard ...