Plane accidents

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Two planes flying from separate southwest Alaska villages struck each other in midair Friday afternoon, say the National Transportation Safety Board and Alaska State Troopers. A spokesman for the Federal Aviation Administration says one pilot landed his aircraft on tundra and the other plane crashed and burned.

ST. GEORGE -- Authorities say the pilot of a small plane was killed after reporting engine trouble during a snowstorm in southwestern Utah.

Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Mike Fergus tells the Spectrum of St. George the crash apparently occurred after communication was lost with the aircraft about 4:30 p.m. Saturday about seven miles west of the Milford airport.

Beaver County Sheriff Cameron Noel says blizzard-like conditions thwarted efforts of rescue crews to reach the pilot until Sunday afternoon. The man was the only one aboard.

OGDEN -- Ogden-Hinckley Airport is changing its procedures so planes taking off will be higher in the air when they clear the airport boundaries in the direction of Roy.

ROY -- The Roy City Council chambers were filled with residents wanting answers and solutions regarding the crash Sunday night of a Cessna 210 into a Roy neighborhood.

ROY -- The medical condition of Clayton Roop, a 46-year-old West Haven pilot who was seriously burned when his plane crashed into a Roy neighborhood Sunday night, damaging a home and garage, was upgraded Tuesday from critical to serious.

ROY -- Clayton Roop, a 46-year-old West Haven pilot who was seriously burned when his plane crashed into a Roy neighborhood Sunday night, damaging a home and garage, is expected to remain hospitalized for up to a month, his wife said Monday.

ROY -- A small plane crashed in a residential area of Roy at about 6 p.m. today.