Nerka Lake

Nerka Lake is a lake in Dillingham Census Area, Alaska. In August 2010, a bush plane left from a fishing lodge on the lake and crashed nearby. The crash killed former Senator Ted Stevens and injured former NASA Administrator Sean O'Keefe and his son.[1][2]

Coordinates: 59°33′34″N 159°01′27″W / 59.55944°N 159.02417°W / 59.55944; -159.02417

References

  1. ↑ ""Ex-Nasa head and Stevens feared on crashed Alaska plane" - BBC News". Bbc.co.uk. 2004-12-14. Retrieved 2010-08-10.
  2. ↑ "NTSB launches team to investigate aircraft accident in Alaska". NTSB. 10 August 2010.


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