Eight dead after a charter plane crash en route to Cape Newenham LRRS; Cape Newenham hosts a Western Alaska radar facility and plays a regional strategic role.
A civilian-contracted Cessna 441 operated by Security Aviation has crashed near the Cape Newenham Long Range Radar Site Airport in western Alaska. Two pilots and six passengers were on board; two USACE employees were among the dead. Authorities have launched an investigation, with next of kin notified and search-and-rescue ongoing.