21
Aug
Eight people were killed after a charter aircraft crashed near a remote military radar site in western Alaska on Thursday. The US military’s Alaskan Command confirmed the deaths after the search and rescue operation was completed. The aircraft was carrying two pilots and six passengers when it went down near Cape Newenham. According to Reuters, citing a spokesperson for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the Cessna 441 crashed west of Cape Newenham LRRS Airport at around 12:15. The charter aircraft had taken off from Anchorage International Airport and was headed to Cape Newenham when the accident occurred. The plane was…
