Plane crash near remote radar site in Alaska kills 8 people

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.

2 US Army Corps of Engineers workers among 8 killed in small plane crash in Alaska near radar site  AP News

August 21, 2026 11:30 AM ET A charter plane crashed Thursday in a remote part of Alaska, killing all eight people who were on board, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said in a statement.The plane, a Cessna 441, crashed west of the Cape Newenham Long Range Radar Site Airport around 12:15 p.m. local time, accord

Two pilots and six passengers had been on board, according to Clint Johnson, the National Transportation Safety Board's Alaska region chief.

The crash of a small plane in Alaska chartered by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is under investigation.

Two U.S. Army Corps of Engineers employees are among eight people killed in a small plane crash in western Alaska

A charter aircraft carrying eight people crashed at a remote radar site in western Alaska on Thursday, killing all on board, the U.S. military said.

The crash happened Thursday (local time) near Cape Newenham Long Range Radar Site Airport, approximately 725km west of Anchorage, Alaska.

A small plane chartered by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has crashed in western Alaska, killing all eight people aboard

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 southwe

Charter plane crash kills 8 near remote radar site in western Alaska, military says  Toronto Star

It is unclear why the civilian-contracted plane was at the radar site on Alaska's south-west coast.

Plane Crash Near Remote Military Radar Site in Alaska Kills 8  WSJ

A statement from the Pacific Air Forces Regional Support Center did not provide details on the specific work the individuals were doing.

The U.S. military said the deaths of eight people on board the civilian-chartered aircraft were a "devastating loss."

Eight people are dead after a plane carrying multiple Army engineers crashed Thursday near an isolated Alaskan radar station.  The Federal Aviation Administration said the crash occurred Thursday at 12:15 p.m. when a chartered Cessna aircraft went down near the Cape Newenham Long Range Radar Site airport in southwester

A plane crash at a remote United States Air Force site in Alaska has killed eight people, the military said on Thursday. The civilian-contracted aircraft crashed at the airport of the long-range radar site in Cape Newenham, on Alaska’s southwestern tip, according to the Alaskan Command. Rescuers who reached the crash s

Eight people died in a devastating Alaska plane crash at a remote US Air Force radar site. Investigations are underway into the civilian-contracted aircraf

A charter aircraft carrying eight people crashed at a remote radar site in western Alaska on Thursday, killing all on board, the U.S. military said.

Charter plane crashes near remote radar site in western Alaska, killing all 8 on board  CNN

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.

A charter plane carrying eight people crashed near a remote radar site in western Alaska, the Associated Press said on Thursday, citing the National Transportation Safety Board.

A Security Aviation charter flight with eight people on board crashed near Cape Newenham while approaching the remote western Alaska site Thursday.

Aug 20 - Eight people died after a charter plane crashed at a remote military radar site in western Alaska on Thursday, the U.S. military's Alaskan Command said.

Milo Pope | Live News reporter Published August 21, 2026 6:33am Updated August 21, 2026 6:34am The National Transportation Safety Board provided the information (Picture: AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) A charter plane has killed all eight people aboard after crashing near a remote radar site in western Alaska. The aircraft ca

The charter plane carrying 8 was found near a remote radar site in Alaska after a search and rescue mission

8 on board as Cessna charter plane crashes near Alaska radar stationA twin-engine Cessna charter plane carrying eight people crashed Thursday near a remote radar site in western Alaska while flying from Anchorage to Cape Newenham, the National Transportation Safety Board said.The aircraft, operated by Security Aviation

Eight killed in charter plane crash near remote site in western Alaska  Reuters