Eight people were reported dead after a charter plane crashed at a remote military radar site in western Alaska on Thursday, according to the US military’s Alaskan Command.
Clint Johnson, the chief of the National Transportation Safety Board’s Alaska region, announced that there were two pilots and six passengers on board the plane he Associated Press reported.
The aircraft reportedly took off from Anchorage and is thought to have crashed on Thursday afternoon while approaching Cape Newenham, according to Johnson.
He emphasized that the information received so far is preliminary.
Search for the aircraft
The Alaska Rescue Coordination Center launched a search and rescue mission after receiving a report of an “aircraft incident” near the Cape Newenham Long Range Radar Site, according to the AP report.
The Alaskan Command later confirmed that the crash site was located on Friday and that both the crew and passenger were found deceased.
Rescue officials said they would release additional information as it became available, but did not respond to further inquiries AP reported.
