Pilots unable to see ground right before Alaska plane crash that killed 8
Federal authorities investigating a plane crash that left eight dead in a remote region of Alaska say that the plane went down after the pilots were unable to see the ground. The plane, a Cessna 441, crashed shortly after noon local time on Aug. 20 near Cape Newenham, the Federal Aviation Administration said. On board were two pilots, two U.S. Army Corps of Engineers members and four contractors, the National Transportation Safety Board said.
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Federal authorities investigating a plane crash that left eight dead in a remote region of Alaska say that the plane went down after the pilots were unable to see the ground. The plane, a Cessna 441, crashed shortly after noon local time on Aug. 20 near Cape Newenham, the Federal Aviation Administration said. On board were two pilots, two U.S. Army Corps of Engineers members and four contractors, the National Transportation Safety Board said.
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Federal authorities investigating a plane crash that left eight dead in a remote region of Alaska say that the plane went down after the pilots were unable to see the ground. The plane, a Cessna 441, crashed shortly after noon local time on Aug. 20 near Cape Newenham, the Federal Aviation Administration said. On board were two pilots, two U.S. Army Corps of Engineers members and four contractors, the National Transportation Safety Board said.