ZEMAN WILLIAM C

2LT William C Zeman was a potential VHPA member who died after his tour in Vietnam on 10/29/2011 at the age of 66.9 from A/C accident
Douglas, AK
Flight Class 69-18
Date of Birth 12/19/1944
Served in the U.S. Army
This information was provided by Ron Cooper

More detail on this person: Updated 3:47 p.m. 10/31/2011: Troopers have identified the helicopter's pilot as 66-year-old senior pilot William Zeman from Douglas, Alaska.

Troopers say Zeman was flying from Bethel to Iliamna to refuel before continuing on to Anchorage.

Troopers were able to reach the crash Sunday afternoon and recovered Zeman's body.

Sunday, Oct. 30: An Era Helicopters LLC chopper pilot has been confirmed dead by the company and Alaska State Troopers Sunday. The aircraft's wreckage was found near Iliamna Sunday afternoon after it was reported missing en route to Iliamna Saturday night.

National Transportation Safety Board investigator Clint Johnson says the wreckage was discovered six to eight miles southwest of Iliamna. Era Helicopters reported that the helicopter's pilot was its only occupant.

Editor's note: This story has been corrected to identify the helicopter as belonging to Era Helicopters LLC, a separate company from Era Aviation.

Copyright c 2011, KTUU-TV

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Date posted on this site: 03/10/2024