Chartered Cessna Crash Near Alaska Radar Site Claims Eight Lives
BBC reported that the civilian-chartered Cessna 441 that crashed near the Cape Newenham Long-Range Radar Site on 20 August killed all eight occupants, including two U. S. Army Corps of Engineers employees.
CNN had earlier reported that the Security Aviation-operated aircraft went down while attempting to land at Cape Newenham Airport, killing the two pilots and six passengers on board. The FAA, Alaskan Command and the Alaska Rescue Coordination Center launched search and rescue operations, and the NTSB opened an investigation.
Actors
Security Aviation
Federal Aviation Administration
National Transportation Safety Board
Alaskan Command
Alaska Rescue Coordination Center
Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson
NTSB investigator Millicent Hill
Locations
Cape Newenham Airport
Cape Newenham Long-Range Radar Site
Anchorage, Alaska, United States
Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, United States
