SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 20 (Xinhua) -- A charter plane carrying eight people crashed Thursday near a remote radar site in western Alaska, local media reported, citing authorities.
Clint Johnson, Alaska region chief of the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board, said two pilots and six passengers were on the aircraft, which took off from Anchorage and is believed to have crashed early Thursday afternoon while approaching Cape Newenham.
The Alaska Rescue Coordination Center said it launched a search-and-rescue mission after receiving a report of an aircraft incident near the Cape Newenham Long Range Radar Site.
Additional information would be released as it became available, it said. ■