Anchorage, Alaska:
Authorities say two single-engine planes have collided in midair over western Alaska. Each plane was reportedly carrying one pilot.
National Transportation Safety Board investigator Clint Johnson told the
Anchorage Daily News that reports from the scene that the pilot of a Ryan Air Cessna 207 survived Friday's crash and is now near the village of Nightmute.
He added that the other plane was reported to be in flames but there was no word on its pilot's status.
Alaska State Troopers dispatched a helicopter carrying medics from Bethel, about 100 miles east of Nightmute, which is located on Nelson Island off Alaska's western coast.