Eight killed in charter plane crash near remote site in western Alaska

Aug 20 (Reuters) - ‌Eight ​people ​died after a charter plane crashed at ‌a remote military radar ⁠site in western Alaska on ‌Thursday, the U.S. ‌military's Alaskan Command said.

A Cessna 441 operated by Anchorage-based ​air charter company Security Aviation crashed west ⁠of Cape Newenham LRRS Airport in ​Alaska around 12:15 p.m. (2015 GMT), a Federal Aviation Administration ​spokesperson said.

The aircraft ‌had departed from Anchorage International Airport ⁠and was bound for Cape Newenham, the spokesperson added.

The ⁠Cape Newenham facility is part of ​a network of remote radar sites that track aircraft in ‌Alaska's airspace and along its borders.

(Reporting by ‌Rishabh Jaiswal, Shivani Tanna ⁠and Anusha ‌Shah in ​Bengaluru; Editing by Tom Hogue and Christian ‌Schmollinger)

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