New details are beginning to emerge about the plane crash that killed Sen. Ted Stevens (R-AK) and four others — Dana Tindall, her daughter, Corey, 16, lobbyist Bill Phillips and the pilot, Terry Smith. Sean O’Keefe, EADS CEO, his son Kevin, lobbyist Jim Morhard and Phillips’ son Willy, 13, remain hospitalized in Anchorage. Although the crash site remains relatively inaccessible due to weather conditions, NTSB investigators have pieced together a preliminary report based on accounts from rescuers and witnesses.According to the Anchorage Daily News, the party left the GCI-owned lodge on the Agulowak River near Lake Aleknagik between 3:00 and 3:15 to fish for silver salmon near the Nushagak River. Around 6:00, the main lodge called the fishing camp about 6:00 pm to inquire when the party would be returning for dinner — only to find out that they had never arrived. The crash site is about a 15-minute flight from the main lodge.
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