Any names released yet? Have a former co-worker flying for them. 

No names released yet. Word on the street is the weather was not good and he got a special, also  that he went down in a shallow lake. RIP

Flew on the slope for a few years back in 69 and early 70s. As I recall, it can really

get a lot of flat,white days in may, and then fog in the next months. Those were pre pipeline

days and I actually enjoyed the stark beauty of the place. I worked with several guys who lost

their lives in conditions similar to this one. Just be really careful out there.

Another Old Guy

Old Guy got it right, flat and fog a daily occurrence which leads many to believe that barreling off across the tundra is a no brainer. Many scare the crap out of themselves and live to fly another day, some unfortunately don't. Not all of those who get killed are "experienced pilots" as someone else stated.  After 25 + years flying Alaska including many of those years on the slope this type of accident seems to happen all too frequently. And will probably continue to do so.

Pilot didn’t have instrument rating