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Eight people were killed when a small charter plane operated by Security Aviation crashed near Cape Newenham, Alaska, including two Army Corps of Engineers workers; the National Transportation Safety Board dispatched investigators to determine whether an emergency was declared or the plane simply went missing, with weather conditions and other factors under review.
A civilian-contracted plane crashed near the Cape Newenham radar site in Alaska, killing all eight people on board. The aircraft, traveling from Anchorage to Cape Newenham, went down in a remote area and rescuers confirmed there were no survivors. An investigation is underway as officials express condolences and stress ongoing support for the families and response teams.
A Security Aviation Cessna 441 carrying a pilot and seven passengers crashed west of Cape Newenham, Alaska, while en route from Anchorage to the Cape Newenham area around 12:15 p.m. local time. The flight departed Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport. Air traffic control alerts indicated the plane didn’t reach the destination, and search-and-rescue teams were on scene near the Cape Newenham Long Range Radar Site. There were no indications of survivors as of Thursday afternoon. The National Transportation Safety Board and Federal Aviation Administration are investigating.