Charter plane carrying 8 crashes near remote site in western Alaska

A charter plane carrying eight people crashed near a remote radar site in western Alaska. The plane, which had two pilots and six passengers on board, took off from Anchorage and is believed to have crashed early on Thursday afternoon while approaching Cape Newenham, according to the National Transportation Safety Board's Alaska region chief, Clint Johnson.

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.

Johnson said that details about the status of those on board were not immediately available and that the information received so far was preliminary.

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