Charter plane crash kills 8 near remote radar site in western Alaska, military says
- A charter aircraft carrying eight people crashed Thursday near the Cape Newenham long-range radar station in western Alaska, and all aboard were killed, according to the U.S. military.
- The crash happened near the radar station's airport, about 450 miles west of Anchorage.
- The Alaska Air National Guard and U.S. military described the site as part of a remote radar network that monitors aircraft in Alaska airspace and along its borders.
- State and federal officials said the aircraft was a Cessna 441 that had departed Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport and was headed to Cape Newenham.
- The NTSB said the aircraft carried two pilots and six passengers.
- Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski said the flight was operated by Anchorage-based Security Aviation.
A charter plane carrying eight people crashed Thursday near the Cape Newenham long-range radar station in western Alaska, and no one on board survived, the U.S. military said. The aircraft went down near the airport serving the radar site, a remote location about 450 miles west of Anchorage.
Officials said the site is part of a network of remote radar stations that track aircraft in Alaska's airspace and along its borders. The military did not identify the victims or describe their specific work, but said they were aboard a contracted civilian aircraft.
The National Transportation Safety Board said the plane had two pilots and six passengers. The Federal Aviation Administration identified the aircraft as a Cessna 441 that had departed Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport bound for Cape Newenham.
Sen. Lisa Murkowski said the flight was operated by Security Aviation, an Anchorage-based charter company. Search and recovery teams responded to the scene, and Murkowski offered condolences to the people aboard and their families.
阿拉斯加西部偏远雷达站附近一架包机坠毁致8人死亡，军方称
美国军方称，一架搭载8人的包机于周四在阿拉斯加西部凯普纽恩纳姆远程雷达站附近坠毁，机上人员无一生还。事故发生在为该雷达站服务的机场附近，地点十分偏远，距安克雷奇以西约450英里。
有关方面表示，这处设施是阿拉斯加一套偏远雷达站网络的一部分，负责跟踪阿拉斯加空域及边界附近的飞机。军方没有披露遇难者身份或具体职责，只说明他们乘坐的是一架由民间承包商运营的飞机。
美国国家运输安全委员会表示，机上共有2名飞行员和6名乘客。美国联邦航空管理局称，这架赛斯纳441从泰德·史蒂文斯安克雷奇国际机场起飞，原定飞往凯普纽恩纳姆。
阿拉斯加州联邦参议员丽莎·穆尔科斯基表示，这趟航班由总部位于安克雷奇的包机公司 Security Aviation 运营。搜救人员已赶赴现场，穆尔科斯基也向机上人员及其家属表示哀悼。