A plane crashed in dense fog while landing in Alaska, killing all eight people on board
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The plane crashed during its second attempt to land at Cape Newenham military airfield. All eight people on board were killed.
A small aircraft crashed during its second attempt to land at the remote Cape Newenham military airfield in Alaska, killing all eight people on board. U.S. federal investigators reported this, UNN writes, citing the Associated Press.
Details
The crash occurred around noon on Thursday. According to the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board, the pilots could not see the runway because of dense fog and had to rely on instruments during the approach.
Among those killed were two employees of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and six passengers. Their identities had not been officially released at the time of publication.
Weather conditions deteriorated sharply
According to the National Weather Service, shortly before the crash an automated system reported low clouds, fog, and visibility of about 16 kilometers. Approximately 15 minutes after the crash, visibility had fallen to less than 400 meters.
Cape Newenham Airfield is a military facility and part of a network of remote radar stations that monitor the airspace over Alaska and its borders. The runway is located on a mountain slope and has a gravel surface.
On Friday, investigators from the National Transportation Safety Board arrived at the crash site. They are to establish the circumstances of the accident, including the weather conditions during the flight and the crew's actions before the second landing approach.
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