The Latest: Pilot not authorized to fly plane that crashed

Authorities say the pilot of a small plane that crashed into a building in downtown Anchorage, Alaska, was a member of the Civil Air Patrol who wasn't authorized to fly the small aircraft.

The FBI says he was the person killed when the Cessna 172 clipped an office building before slamming into a commercial building Tuesday.

The Civil Air Patrol is a civilian auxiliary of the U.S. Air Force that is made up of volunteers who help in search and rescue missions.

FBI spokeswoman Staci Feger-Pellessier says no one on the ground was hurt and there was no indication anyone else was aboard the plane.

The small plane belonging to the Civil Air Patrol clipped an office building before slamming into a commercial building Tuesday, killing at least one person on board.

The Civil Air Patrol is a civilian auxiliary of the U.S. Air Force that is made up of volunteers who help in search and rescue missions.

The plane clipped the corner of the office building, where some state employees work, before slamming into a nearby commercial building Tuesday morning.

The Civil Air Patrol is a civilian auxiliary of the U.S. Air Force, made up of volunteers who help in search and rescue missions.

Johnson says there were blustery winds when the plane clipped the corner of an office building and then crashed into the side of an adjacent commercial building.

A witness who saw a small plane seconds before it slammed into a building in downtown Anchorage, Alaska, said the aircraft didn't sound like it was having engine trouble.