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Alaska charter plane crash kills 8 people, including 2 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers employees - NBC News
Technology and ScienceBy Irene Byon8/21/20261 min read
The plane took off from Anchorage and is believed to have crashed early Thursday afternoon on approach to Cape Newenham, an NTSB official said.
✨ Key Highlights
- A charter plane crashed Thursday at the Cape Newenham Long Range Radar Site Airport, roughly 450 miles west of Anchorage, at about 12:15 p.m., killing all eight people aboard.
- The dead included two U.S. Army Corps of Engineers employees, whose next of kin were notified, according to a Friday statement from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson; the individuals were not named.
- U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Robert Davis, commander of Alaskan Command, called it "a devastating loss for our military family and the communities we serve," describing those on board as dedicated professionals carrying out a vital mission.
- The aircraft, a Cessna 441 identified by the FAA as a civilian-contracted plane, had departed Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport bound for Cape Newenham, and the crash occurred on its second landing approach after an earlier attempt failed, the NTSB said.
- Two pilots and six passengers were aboard, NTSB Alaska region chief Clint Johnson said, adding that recovery would be difficult because the wreckage lay in steep, mountainous terrain, likely requiring a chartered aircraft and helicopter removal.
- The Cape Newenham site is part of a network of remote radar installations tracking aircraft in Alaska's airspace and along its borders, managed by the Pacific Air Forces Regional Support Center.
A charter plane crashed at a remote radar site in Alaska on Thursday, killing all eight people on board, including two U.S. Army Corps of Engineers employees, the U.S. military said.
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