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All eight people aboard a Security Aviation charter plane were killed in a crash near a remote Alaska radar site.

A charter plane operated by Security Aviation crashed near a Cape Newenham Long Range Radar Site in western Alaska on Thursday, killing all eight people on board. The Cessna 441 aircraft departed from Anchorage and was headed for the radar site when it went down at approximately 12:15 p.m. local time. The flight carried two pilots and six passengers, including two employees from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Robert Davis, commander of Alaskan Command, described the crash as a devastating loss for the military family and the communities served. Search and rescue teams, including the Alaska Air National Guard and U.S. Coast Guard, responded to the site to confirm there were no survivors. The National Transportation Safety Board and the Federal Aviation Administration are leading the investigation into the cause of the crash. Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski and Representative Nick Begich expressed their condolences, noting the demanding environment of the remote radar site.

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