Alaska Mid-Air Collision

Date: July 31, 2020 • Location: Soldotna, United States

A mid-air collision in Soldotna, Alaska, United States, killed seven people, including state representative Gary Knopp.

On July 31, 2020, a de Havilland DHC-2 Beaver collided with a Piper PA-12 over the Kenai Peninsula, Alaska, approximately 2 mi (3 km) northeast of Soldotna Airport, near mile 91.5 of the Sterling Highway. Most of the wreckage landed about 200 yards from the road. Occupants of both aircraft, including Alaska State Representative Gary Knopp, who was piloting one of them, died from the accident.