Charter plane crashes near Alaska radar site; all 8 aboard killed

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.

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8 killed in plane crash at remote Alaska radar site: US military

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Eight people were killed after the charter airplane they were traveling on crashed in Alaska on Thursday afternoon, according to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The crash occurred near the Cape Newenham Long Range Radar Site Airport, a U.S. Air Force military airstrip located in a remote area in the southwest part of the state....

Alaska charter plane crash kills eight near radar site

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A civilian-contracted Cessna 441 operated by Anchorage-based Security Aviation crashed Thursday near Cape Newenham Long Range Radar Site Airport in western Alaska, killing all eight people aboard [airandspaceforces.com#1][theguardian.com#1][federalnewsnetwork.com#1][krdo.com#2]. The flight had departed Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport for Cape Newenham, about 450 miles west of Anchorage

Plane crash near remote radar site in Alaska kills 8 people

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A plane crash in a remote region of Alaska has left eight people dead, including two U.S. Army Corps of Engineers employees. The crash happened at Cape Newenham Long Range Radar Site Airport, some 450 miles west of Anchorage.

Army Corps chartered plane crash kills eight in Alaska

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A civilian-contracted Cessna 441 operating for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers crashed near Cape Newenham Long Range Radar Site Airport in western Alaska on Thursday, killing all eight people aboard [federalnewsnetwork.com#1][airandspaceforces.com#1][theguardian.com#1][nbcnewyork.com#1]. The aircraft, operated by Anchorage-based Security Aviation, had departed Ted Stevens Anchorage International