Experienced bush pilot and “Flying Wild Alaska” star Jim Tweto was killed in an aircraft accident on June 16 near Shaktoolik, Alaska, according to authorities.
According to the Alaska State Troopers, Tweto, 68 of Unalakleet, Alaska, and passenger Shane Reynolds, age 45 of Orofino, Idaho, were attempting to take off in Tweto’s Cessna 180 around noon, but according to witnesses, the aircraft failed to climb.
