They spent a long, cold, dark, wet night out on top of a wing of an airplane that they weren’t planning on,” Godes said.

A pilot and his two young daughters have survived on the wing of a plane for about 12 hours after it crashed and was partially submerged in an icy Alaska lake.

Local pilot Terry Godes was flying in his own plane when he spotted the wreckage; the pilot and his daughters spent 12 hours on the wing before they were rescued. Photos courtesy Terry Godes / Alaska ...

Terry Godes was one of approximately 12 pilots who headed out to scour the rugged terrain for the Piper PA-12 Super Cruiser, which went missing after taking off in Soldotna, Alaska. Mr Godes ...

“It’s a cold dark place out there at night,” pilot Terry Godes said of the area of the crash scene. Night Editor A rescuer has revealed how he spotted a pilot and two children clinging to ...

Terry Godes said he saw a Facebook post Sunday (March 23, 2025) night calling for people to help search for the missing plane, which did not have a locator beacon. On Monday (March 24, 2025 ...

Terry Godes said he saw a Facebook post Sunday night calling for people to help search for the missing plane. On Monday morning, he headed toward Tustumena Lake near the toe of a glacier and ...

Terry Godes said he saw a Facebook post Sunday night calling for people to help search for the missing plane, which did not have a locator beacon. On Monday morning about a dozen pilots including ...