Authorities say the FBI has joined the investigation into a deadly plane crash in downtown Anchorage, Alaska.
Anchorage-based bureau spokeswoman Staci Feger-Pellessier declined to comment on why the agency was involved. But she says there’s no reason to believe the crash was related to terrorism.
The small plane belonging to the Civil Air Patrol clipped an office building before slamming into a commercial building Tuesday, killing at least one person on board.
The Civil Air Patrol is a civilian auxiliary of the U.S. Air Force that is made up of volunteers who help in search and rescue missions. Clint Johnson, Alaska region chief for the National Transportation Safety Board, says there were no sanctioned flights when the plane crashed at 6:18 a.m.
Fire officials say no one was hurt on the ground, but it’s unclear if anyone else was in the plane.
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