Jim Tweto, a pilot who starred in Discovery‘s reality documentary series Flying Wild Alaska, has died. He was 68. Tweto and his friend Shane Reynolds, a hunting guide from Orofino, Idaho, died Friday, June 16, in a small plane crash near the coastal village of Shaktoolik, Alaska. Tweto’s daughter Ariel confirmed her father’s passing on her Instagram page on Saturday (June 17). “I didn’t think anything could hurt this bad,” Ariel wrote. “And I don’t know why I’m sharing this but the news is out so I figure you hear it from me. And I’d take any other type of pain if he could just land today.” View this post on Instagram A post shared by Ariel Tweto (@arieltweto) “My dad and a wonderful hunting guide and friend of our family passed away this afternoon in his 180,” she added. “He died doing what he truly loved...
- 6/20/2023
- TV Insider
Jim Tweto, known for his starring role in Discovery’s Flying Wild Alaska, died in a small plane crash Friday, Alaska State Troopers said in a statement. He was 68.
According to the trooper’s report, Tweto and passenger Shane Reynolds, a hunting and fishing guide from Orofino, Idaho, crashed about 35 miles northeast of the coastal village of Shaktoolik.
“The Cessna 180 aircraft was witnessed taking off but not climbing and then crashing,” the statement read. State troopers were initially notified of an Sos activation at 11:48 a.m. and then reports of a plane crash.
Troopers who responded from Nome recovered the two bodies, according to the report. The National Transportation Safety Board is also investigating the crash.
Tweto and his family-run airline, Era Alaska, were the center of the Discovery Channel series that ran for three seasons from 2011-2012. The show followed the family as they battled Alaska’s weather...
According to the trooper’s report, Tweto and passenger Shane Reynolds, a hunting and fishing guide from Orofino, Idaho, crashed about 35 miles northeast of the coastal village of Shaktoolik.
“The Cessna 180 aircraft was witnessed taking off but not climbing and then crashing,” the statement read. State troopers were initially notified of an Sos activation at 11:48 a.m. and then reports of a plane crash.
Troopers who responded from Nome recovered the two bodies, according to the report. The National Transportation Safety Board is also investigating the crash.
Tweto and his family-run airline, Era Alaska, were the center of the Discovery Channel series that ran for three seasons from 2011-2012. The show followed the family as they battled Alaska’s weather...
- 6/20/2023
- by Carly Thomas
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Jim Tweto, the bush pilot featured in Discovery Channel’s 2011-2012 series Flying Wild Alaska, died in a small plane crash Friday near the coastal village of Shaktoolik, Alaska. He was 68.
Also killed in the crash, which occurred shortly after takeoff, was his passenger, a hunting and fishing guide named Shane Reynolds of Idaho.
“I didn’t think anything could hurt this bad,” wrote Tweto’s daughter Ariel Tweto on Instagram, adding, “He died doing what he truly loved and is now with uncle Ron up there soaring.”
According to Alaska State Troopers, the Cessna 180 was seen taking off around 11:48 a.m. Friday but apparently had difficulty climbing and soon crashed. The village of Shaktoolik is about 125 miles east of Nome.
Troopers recovered both bodies, and the National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the crash.
Tweto’s family aviation business was featured in Discovery’s Flying Wild Alaska, and...
Also killed in the crash, which occurred shortly after takeoff, was his passenger, a hunting and fishing guide named Shane Reynolds of Idaho.
“I didn’t think anything could hurt this bad,” wrote Tweto’s daughter Ariel Tweto on Instagram, adding, “He died doing what he truly loved and is now with uncle Ron up there soaring.”
According to Alaska State Troopers, the Cessna 180 was seen taking off around 11:48 a.m. Friday but apparently had difficulty climbing and soon crashed. The village of Shaktoolik is about 125 miles east of Nome.
Troopers recovered both bodies, and the National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the crash.
Tweto’s family aviation business was featured in Discovery’s Flying Wild Alaska, and...
- 6/19/2023
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
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