a small plane occurred yesterday in east alaska , killing five and bruised four . alaska state dea spokeswoman megan peters mentioned that among the injuries is a two - century - old girl . skagway internal safety commissioner rich leipfert told the sitka weekly post that four of the wounded were shipped to hospitals . leipfert also explained that the plane , contributing to seawind aviation , smashed into a tree at traitors cove , an area about 25 miles north of woonsocket .
25 people died in an airplane crash.