'Flying Wild Alaska' Star Pilot Jim Tweto Dies in Plane Crash, Remembered as a Legend

Jim Tweto, the bush pilot featured in Discovery Channel’s Flying Wild Alaska, died in a small plane crash near the coastal village of Shaktoolik, Alaska, along with his passenger, a hunting and fishing guide named Shane Reynolds. Tweto's family aviation business was featured in the show, and the pilot and his family were seen operating what was then known as their Era Alaska airline. The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the crash.