Charter plane crash in Alaska kills all eight onboard near US military airstrip

Latest update from LiveNOW from FOX: 8 killed after charter plane crash in western Alaska - LiveNOW from FOX. ‘Civilian-contracted aircraft’ crashes in western Alaska killing two pilots and six passengers, officials say A charter aircraft carrying eight people crashed at a remote radar site in western Alaska on Thursday, killing all on board, the US military said. The crash happened near Cape Newenham Long Range Radar Site airport, approximately 450 miles (725km) west of Anchorage, Alaska . “This is a devastating loss for our military family and the communities we serve,” US air force Lt Gen Robert Davis, commander of Alaskan Command, the Alaskan North American aerospace defense command region and 11th air force, said in a statement. The radar site is managed by the Pacific Air Forces Regional Support Center. It is part of a network of remote radar sites that tracks aircraft operating in Alaska’s airspace and along its borders, the statement from Alaskan Command said. The statement did not provide details on the specific work the individuals were doing.

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