Eight people died when a plane attempted to land in foggy conditions near a remote location in Western Alaska in August 2026. U.S. Air Force and Army Corps of Engineers officials identified three of the victims as of August 25.
A Cessna 441 charter plane crashed on August 21, 2026, near Cape Newenham Long Range Radar Site in western Alaska, killing all eight people on board, including two U.S. Army Corps of Engineers employees. The FAA and NTSB are investigating the cause of the crash at the remote facility.
A Cessna 441 charter plane operated by Security Aviation crashed on August 21, 2026, near Cape Newenham Long Range Radar Site in western Alaska, killing all eight people on board, including two U.S. Army Corps of Engineers employees. The FAA and NTSB launched investigations into the cause of the crash.
A charter Cessna 441 carrying eight people—two pilots and six passengers—crashed on 20 August 2026 near a remote radar site at Cape Newenham in western Alaska, killing all aboard. The aircraft was chartered by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and operated by Security Aviation.