Eight people have died after a charter aircraft crashed near a remote military radar facility in western Alaska, according to the US military’s Alaskan Command.
The Cessna 441, operated by Anchorage-based air charter company Security Aviation, crashed west of Cape Newenham Long Range Radar Site Airport at about 12:15 p.m. local time on Thursday, the Federal Aviation Administration said.
The aircraft had departed from Anchorage International Airport and was travelling to Cape Newenham, according to an FAA spokesperson.
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The Cape Newenham facility is part of a network of remote radar installations used to monitor aircraft operating in Alaskan airspace and along the state’s borders.
Authorities are investigating the cause of the crash.
Reuters
