Plane Crash in Alaska Claims Eight Lives Amid Heavy Fog at Remote Military Site
A small plane crashed during its second landing attempt in heavy fog at the Cape Newenham Long Range Radar Site Airport in Alaska, resulting in the deaths of all eight people on board. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) reported that the pilots were unable to see the runway and had to rely solely on instruments. The incident occurred on Thursday, with weather conditions rapidly deteriorating from a low cloud ceiling and 10 miles of visibility to less than a quarter-mile shortly after the crash. Among the deceased were two employees of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, who were en route to a project supporting the U.S. Air Force. The radar site, originally built in the 1950s for early warning against missile attacks, now monitors skies towards Russia, North Korea, and China. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) recommends pilots use GPS and other instruments for landings at this gravel airstrip, which is located on a mountain slope. 
