A charter plane carrying eight people, including two pilots and six passengers, crashed Thursday near a remote radar site in western Alaska, according to the National Transportation Safety Board.
The aircraft departed from Anchorage and was reportedly on approach to Cape Newenham when the crash occurred early Thursday afternoon. The NTSB stated that the information gathered so far is preliminary.
The Alaska Rescue Coordination Center initiated a search and rescue mission after receiving an "aircraft incident" report near the Cape Newenham Long Range Radar Site. The center indicated that further details would be provided as they become available.