3 killed, 7 injured in Alaska plane crash

A small plane transporting tourists on a fishing trip crashed in Alaska on Tuesday killing three passengers and injuring seven, authorities said.
Allen Kenitzer, a spokesperson for the Federal Aviation Administration, said the sea plane, a De Havilland Turbine Otter, crashed on takeoff at Eastwind Lake near Iliamna after hitting a patch of trees.
A spokesperson with the National Transportation Safety Board said two of the injured were in critical condition.
The plane was owned by a company that caters to tourists that flock to the region every summer to go fishing.
A similar incident in June left nine people dead.