No survivors in western Alaska plane crash — Clint Johnson, Alaska
CLINT JOHNSON, Alaska — The civilian-contracted plane that crashed Thursday at a remote radar site airport in western Alaska killed all 8 people on board, Xinhua reported.
No survivors reported
The statement referred to the aircraft as a "civilian-contracted aircraft" but did not provide details about the work being performed by those on board.
Earlier, it was reported that a pilot died and two troopers were injured in a plane-helicopter collision at Pennsylvania airport.
Plane crash under investigation
Clint Johnson, Alaska region chief of the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), said two pilots and six passengers were on board the aircraft, which took off from Anchorage and was believed to have crashed early Thursday afternoon while approaching Cape Newenham.
The crash occurred at the Cape Newenham Long Range Radar Site Airport, about 725 km west of Anchorage, according to a statement from Alaskan Command.
The Cape Newenham Long Range Radar Site is managed by the Pacific Air Forces Regional Support Center and is part of a network of remote radar sites used to track aircraft operating in Alaska's airspace and along its borders.
