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.
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.
