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Jim Tweto, star of Discovery Channel's Flying Wild Alaska, died in a small plane crash in Alaska at the age of 68. Tweto and his passenger, Shane Reynolds, crashed about 35 miles northeast of the coastal village of Shaktoolik. Tweto was the founder of Era Alaska, a family-run airline that was featured on the show. The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the crash.
Jim Tweto, who appeared on Discovery Channel's Flying Wild Alaska, died in a small plane crash near the coastal village of Shaktoolik, Alaska. Tweto was seen taking off in his Cessna 180 on Friday morning, and it reportedly crashed soon after take-off. Both he and the other passenger, hunting and fishing guide Shane Reynolds, did not survive the crash. Tweto's daughter Ariel confirmed the news on her Instagram page and said that her father died doing what he truly loved.
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.
Jim Tweto, the patriarch of the family of bush pilots who starred on the Discovery Channel series Flying Wild Alaska, died in a plane crash in Alaska at the age of 68. Tweto was piloting a small plane with a passenger, Idaho hunting guide Shane Reynolds, who also died in the crash. Tweto's daughter, Ariel, shared the news of her father's death on Instagram and posted a link to an online fundraiser for Reynolds' family. The National Transportation Safety Board and the Federal Aviation Administration are investigating the crash.
Jim Tweto, the star of Discovery Channel's "Flying Wild Alaska" series, and Shane Reynolds, an Idaho hunting and fishing guide, died in a small plane crash near Shaktoolik, Alaska. The plane crashed shortly after takeoff, and both bodies were recovered by troopers. Tweto was a co-owner of Hageland Aviation Services and Reynolds operated Northwest Fishing Expeditions. The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the crash.
Jim Tweto, the star of the documentary series Flying Wild Alaska, died in a plane crash along with his passenger, Shane Reynolds, in Alaska. Tweto, a bush pilot, was flying his Cessna 180 when it crashed about 35 miles north-east of Shaktoolik. The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the crash. Tweto's daughter, Ariel Tweto, wrote on Instagram that her father died doing what he loved.
Jim Tweto, the star of Discovery Channel's "Flying Wild Alaska" series, and Shane Reynolds, an Idaho hunting and fishing guide, died in a small plane crash near the coastal village of Shaktoolik, Alaska. The plane crashed shortly after takeoff, and the National Transportation Safety Board is investigating. Tweto was a co-owner of Hageland Aviation Services and then Era Alaska, which later became Ravn Air Group. Tweto, 68, died doing what he loved, and Reynolds, 45, was a "wonderful hunting guide and friend of our family," according to Tweto's daughter.
Jim Tweto, the star of Discovery Channel's "Flying Wild Alaska" series, and Shane Reynolds, a hunting and fishing guide from Idaho, died in a small plane crash near the coastal village of Shaktoolik, Alaska. The plane crashed shortly after takeoff, and the National Transportation Safety Board is investigating. Tweto was a co-owner of Hageland Aviation Services and then Era Alaska, which later became Ravn Air Group. Reynolds operated Northwest Fishing Expeditions. Tweto, 68, died doing what he loved, and Reynolds, 45, was a friend of the Tweto family.
Jim Tweto, the star of Discovery Channel's "Flying Wild Alaska" series, and Shane Reynolds, a hunting and fishing guide from Idaho, died in a small plane crash near the coastal village of Shaktoolik, Alaska. The plane crashed shortly after takeoff, and the National Transportation Safety Board is investigating. Tweto was the co-owner of Hageland Aviation Services and then Era Alaska, which later became Ravn Air Group. Tweto, 68, died doing what he loved, and Reynolds, 45, was a "wonderful hunting guide and friend of our family," according to Tweto's daughter.
Jim Tweto, a well-known bush pilot and star of the Discovery series "Flying Wild Alaska," died in a plane crash in Western Alaska on Friday. The crash also claimed the life of passenger Shane Reynolds from Idaho. The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the incident. Tweto was a co-owner of Hageland Aviation Services and Era Alaska, which later became Ravn Air Group. He was 68 years old.