\u2018Civilian-contracted aircraft\u2019 crashes in western Alaska killing two pilots and six passengers, officials say<\/p>\n
A charter aircraft that crashed at a remote radar site in western Alaska on Thursday, killing all eight people onboard, was making its second runway approach in heavy fog when it lost contact, authorities said Friday.<\/p>\n
The Cessna\u2019s two pilots could not see the gravel airstrip and were flying solely by instruments when the plane crashed about midday Thursday, Clint Johnson, the National Transportation Safety Board\u2019s Alaska region chief, told a virtual news conference.<\/p>\n
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