Pilot Near Alaska Crash Site Says Clouds Were Low

By MARY PEMBERTON 2010-08-15T04:03:34Z ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) -- A pilot flying in the area of this week's Alaska plane crash that killed former Sen. Ted Stevens and four others has estimated that clouds were as low as 600 feet at the time of the crash, the National Transportation Safety Board's chairwoman said Saturday....

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