Army Corps of Engineers chartered plane crashes near Alaska radar site, killing all 8 aboard

A small twin-engine Cessna 441 chartered by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers crashed Thursday near the Cape Newenham Long Range Radar Site Airport in western Alaska, killing all eight people aboard, the U.S. military said. The flight was scheduled to land about 450 miles west of Anchorage after departing Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport, according to the FAA. There were two pilots and six passengers. No names were immediately released, but two Army Corps of Engineers employees were among those onboard, a statement from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage said. Investigations are being led by the NTSB and the FAA. The crash occurred in foggy weather, with the site described as a private military airport serving a remote radar network.