Dave Hedgers and Aaron Fryer were found dead inside a Taylorcraft BC-12 plane that crashed into Six Mile Lake near Nondalton, Alaska, about 200 miles southwest of Anchorage
The NTSB's Clint Johnson says video and witness reports of the fire are "a key piece of evidence" in the April 23 crash, which killed both crew members.
Initial investigations indicate that the failed engine “separated from the wing about 100 feet above the ground and eventually came to rest on the frozen Tanana River.”
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