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The Daily Alaska Empire
Juneau, Juneau County, Alaska
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A small Fairchild plane piloted by Barney Iverson crashed in Wrangell Narrows after colliding with the trolling boat Nesika during takeoff from Petersburg, Alaska, on May 2. Iverson suffered severe head injuries; passengers L. W. Sauer and A. D. Barker had shock. The plane was a total loss; boat occupants Clarence Rand and Joe Eisenstein were unharmed.
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Small Fairchild Taking Off at Petersburg Collides with Troller
PETERSBURG, Alaska, May 3.—(A)—A small Fairchild plane, piloted by Barney Iverson of Wrangell and owned by the Alaska Island Airways, crashed in Wrangell Narrows after colliding with a trolling boat on its takeoff yesterday afternoon.
Iverson suffered severe head injuries. His two passengers, L. W. Sauer, Seattle, and A. D. Barker, San Francisco, suffered from shock.
The plane was a total loss.
The boat involved in the freak collision was the Nesika with the owner, Clarence Rand, and Joe Eisenstein, both of Sitka, aboard.
Neither man was injured.
Private advices received from Barker, who is representative of the Albers Milling Company, stated he was not hurt.
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Wrangell Narrows, Near Petersburg, Alaska
Event Date
Yesterday Afternoon (May 2)
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iverson suffered severe head injuries; sauer and barker suffered from shock; plane was a total loss; no injuries on the boat.
Event Details
A small Fairchild plane piloted by Barney Iverson collided with the trolling boat Nesika during takeoff from Petersburg, crashing in Wrangell Narrows. The plane was owned by Alaska Island Airways. Passengers were L. W. Sauer of Seattle and A. D. Barker of San Francisco, representative of Albers Milling Company. Boat occupants were owner Clarence Rand and Joe Eisenstein, both of Sitka.