ANCHORAGE, Alaska – Anchorage resident Aric Jason Beane, 33, died Sept. 15, in a plane crash on the edge of Denali National Park and Preserve.

He was born Jan. 15, 1973, in Farmington. He graduated from Mountain Valley High School in Rumford in 1991. He graduated from Vermont Technical College in 1994, with a degree in civil technology. He married Crystal Chase Beane on Dec. 21, 1996.

His family wrote: “In 1997, Aric and Crystal moved to Anchorage to live Aric’s dream. Aric was presently working with CRW Engineering Group in Anchorage as a civil designer.

He was an avid outdoorsman. He loved spending time with his wife and daughter, Kaylea. He enjoyed sharing his Alaskan lifestyle with both friends and family. His daughter was daddy’s little girl and the sparkle in his eyes.

He and family spent almost every summer weekend fishing, rafting and camping. He looked forward to his yearly hunting trip with buddy Alex Stack. He also enjoyed the Alaskan winter by spending his time snowmachining and most recently teaching his daughter how to ski.

He is survived by his wife, Crystal; daughter, Kaylea Rhae; mother, Irene Beane, of Fairfax, Va.; father, Albert Beane of Rumford; siblings, Allison and Brian Benner, of Woodbridge, Va. and Monica and Richard Sylvia of Springfield, Va.; grandparents, Frances Baillargeon of Milford and William Beane of Skowhegan; several in-laws, nieces and nephews, mostly from Maine; and many good friends.

He was predeceased by his grandparents, Adrian Baillargeon and Alice Beane.