JUNEAU, Alaska – The plane that crashed into an Alaskan mountainside Monday and killed former Sen. Ted Stevens and four others was outfitted with an alert system that warned pilots of dangerous terrain.
But National Transportation Safety Board Chairwoman Deborah Hersman said it’s not known if the system was working just before the crash.
The plane was also equipped with an emergency locator transmitter, Hersman said Friday in Anchorage. When properly registered, the transmitter issues a distress signal to a control center via satellites and provides registration information, such as the owner’s name.
Hersman said it was unclear why the device didn’t activate.
Send questions/comments to the editors.
Related Stories
Latest Articles
Success. Please wait for the page to reload. If the page does not reload within 5 seconds, please refresh the page.
Enter your email and password to access comments.
Hi, to comment on stories you must . This profile is in addition to your subscription and website login.
Already have a commenting profile? .
Invalid username/password.
Please check your email to confirm and complete your registration.
Only subscribers are eligible to post comments. Please subscribe or login first for digital access. Here’s why.
Use the form below to reset your password. When you've submitted your account email, we will send an email with a reset code.