Remembering 'Flying Wild Alaska' Pilot Jim Tweto on Father's Day.
TL;DR
Jim Tweto, the patriarch of the family of bush pilots who starred on the Discovery Channel series Flying Wild Alaska, died in a plane crash in Alaska at the age of 68. Tweto was piloting a small plane with a passenger, Idaho hunting guide Shane Reynolds, who also died in the crash. Tweto's daughter, Ariel, shared the news of her father's death on Instagram and posted a link to an online fundraiser for Reynolds' family. The National Transportation Safety Board and the Federal Aviation Administration are investigating the crash.
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