A charter plane that departed from Anchorage crashed near Cape Newenham in Alaska, USA. According to Clint Johnson, Alaska regional chief of the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), the aircraft was carrying two pilots and six passengers. The Alaska Rescue Coordination Center has launched a search and rescue operation near a radar site following the crash. Kathmandu, September 21.
The incident involved a charter plane crashing in western Alaska. The aircraft, which took off from Anchorage, went down close to Cape Newenham. Federal officials reported that all eight people on board were aboard when the crash occurred near a remote radar site. According to Clint Johnson of the NTSB, the plane had two pilots and six passengers.
There is currently no information available regarding the health condition of those on board. Johnson stated that the plane had departed from Anchorage and is believed to have crashed while attempting to land at Cape Newenham on Thursday afternoon. He added that the information obtained so far is preliminary. The Alaska Rescue Coordination Center confirmed it has initiated a search and rescue mission while investigating the crash near the Cape Newenham Long Range Radar Site.
