Alaska Air National Guard rescues occupants of plane that crashed near Seward

Four rescued after plane crashes and flips over on Montague Island sandbar

Four people were rescued after a Cessna 180 crashed and flipped over on a coastal sandbar at Montague Island. One person suffered a back injury, and all four were flown to Anchorage.

Alaska Air National Guard rescues occupants of plane that crashed near Seward

Cessna 180 crashed Aug. 30 on a Montague Island coastal sandbar

Alaska Guard Rescues Four From Plane Crash

SEPTEMBER 3, 2026 – Alaska Air National Guardsmen of the 176th Wing rescued four people from an Aug. 30 plane crash at a Montague Island coastal sandbar about 60 miles southeast of Seward. The Alaska Rescue Coordination Center, or AKRCC, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, or JBER, opened the mission following receipt of a signal from […]