SECURITYAug 21 · 02:28 UTCWTOP DCWTOP Staff

Charter plane carrying 8 crashes near remote radar site in western Alaska, NTSB says

A charter plane carrying eight people crashed near a remote radar site in western Alaska on Thursday, according to the NTSB. The incident occurred early that afternoon while the aircraft was approaching Cape Newenham. The Alaska Rescue Coordination Center subsequently launched a search and rescue mission.

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