Two US Army Corps of Engineers employees among 8 killed in Alaska charter plane crash

Army Corps of Engineers employees were among the eight who were killed this week when a charter plane crashed in southwestern Alaska, the military confirmed Friday. The twin-engine Cessna 441 got caught in fog on Thursday as it flew from Anchorage bound for the Cape Newenham Long Range Radar Site. The identities of the passengers have yet to be released. FATAL AIR AMBULANCE CRASH EXPOSES GROWING GPS DANGER FACING US FLIGHTS "This is a devastating loss for our military family and the communities we serve," U.S. Robert Davis, commander of Alaskan Command, the Alaskan North American Aerospace Defense Command Region and Eleventh Air Force, said in a statement shared with Fox News Digital.

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Scoop News DeskAlaska · Published Friday, August 21, 2026 at 1:42 PM UTCUpdated Friday, August 21, 2026 at 9:09 PM UTC

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We are profoundly grateful for the swift and tireless response of our search and recovery professionals." DEADLY MILITARY HELICOPTER CRASH IN TEXAS KILLS 2, SPARKS WILDFIRE AND FORCES EVACUATIONS: OFFICIALS Cape Newenham Long Range Radar Site is one of several remote radar sites that track aircraft operating around Alaska.

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