Although Jim’s neck was broken in the accident, within months he was back to work, loading planes with essential supplies and flying the wilds of bush Alaska.” More than a decade later ...

Jim Tweto, the bush pilot featured in Discovery Channel’s 2011-2012 series Flying Wild Alaska, died in a small plane crash Friday near the coastal village of Shaktoolik, Alaska. He was 68.

UNALAKLEET, Alaska (KTUU/Gray) - Alaska State Troopers have reported that Jim Tweto, a noted bush pilot and member of the reality show “Flying Wild Alaska,” has died in a plane crash.

UNALAKLEET, Alaska (KTUU/Gray) - Alaska State Troopers have reported that Jim Tweto, a noted bush pilot and member of the reality show “Flying Wild Alaska,” has died in a plane crash. A social media ...