A private aircraft with eight individuals on board crashed in a remote area near a radar installation in western Alaska on Thursday, as confirmed by a federal official. Clint Johnson, the head of the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board’s Alaska division, disclosed that the plane, carrying two pilots and six passengers, departed from Anchorage and is believed to have gone down early Thursday afternoon while approaching Cape Newenham. Johnson stated that the available information is preliminary at this time.
Following a report of an “aircraft incident” in the vicinity of the Cape Newenham Long Range Radar Site, the Alaska Rescue Coordination Center initiated a search and rescue operation. The center mentioned that further updates would be provided as details unfold and did not entertain inquiries at that moment.
