A charter plane carrying eight people crashed Thursday near a remote radar site in <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/news/world-news/article/plane-carrying-10-goes-off-the-radar-in-alaska-23479750" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">western Alaska</a>, a federal official said.
Clint Johnson, the National Transportation Safety Board's Alaska region chief, said two pilots and six passengers were on board. He did not immediately have details on their status.
The plane took off from Anchorage and is believed to have crashed early Thursday afternoon on approach to Cape Newenham, he said. The information received so far is preliminary, he said.
The <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/news/world-news/article/missing-plane-found-crashed-on-alaska-sea-ice-23479880" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Alaska Rescue Coordination Center</a> said it launched a search and rescue mission after receiving a report of an "aircraft incident" near the Cape Newenham Long Range Radar Site.
It said additional information would be released as it became available and did not respond to questions.
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A charter plane carrying eight people crashed near Cape Newenham in western Alaska after taking off from Anchorage, officials said

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A charter plane carrying eight people, including two pilots and six passengers, crashed near the remote Cape Newenham Long Range Radar Site in western Alaska on Thursday

Charter plane carrying eight crashes near remote radar site in Alaska

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