Charter Plane Crash in Alaska Kills Eight Near US Military Airstrip Amid Heavy Fog
A charter aircraft carrying eight people crashed in western Alaska on Thursday, killing all on board. The incident occurred near a remote radar site, approximately 450 miles west of Anchorage. The Cessna 441, a twin-engined plane, was making its second approach to a gravel airstrip in heavy fog, relying solely on instruments due to a lack of visibility. According to Clint Johnson, the National Transportation Safety Board’s Alaska region chief, regulations required the pilots to abort their first landing attempt. The crash happened about one-third of a mile from the runway during the second attempt. The eight victims included two pilots, two employees of the US Army Corps of Engineers, and four contractors, two of whom worked for Calista Brice, a company involved in construction, engineering, and logistics in remote areas. The radar site is managed by the Pacific Air Forces Regional Support Center and is part of a network tracking aircraft in Alaska's airspace. 
