Eight Killed in Charter Plane Crash at Remote Alaska Military Site

The Sunday Guardian

8 Killed in Charter Aircraft Crash Near Remote Cape Newenham Radar Site.

All eight people on board a charter plane were killed when the aircraft crashed near a remote military radar site in western Alaska on Thursday, according to the U.S. military.

The aircraft crashed at around 12:15 pm (20:15 UTC) while approaching Cape Newenham Long Range Radar Site Airport, about 725 kilometres (450 miles) west of Anchorage, Alaska’s largest city. The plane had departed from Anchorage.

Six passengers and two pilots were on board at the time of the crash, according to Clint Johnson, the National Transportation Safety Board’s Alaska region chief.

The Associated Press cited the U.S. military's Alaskan Command as saying that the plane was a "civilian-contracted aircraft."

The passengers on board were "dedicated professionals carrying out a vital mission in a demanding environment," AP quoted Lt. Gen. Robert Davis, commander of Alaskan Command, the Alaskan North American Aerospace Defense Command Region and Eleventh Air Force, as saying in a statement.



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