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2 workers from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers are among the 8 people killed in a small plane crash in Alaska near a radar site.

2 workers from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers are among the 8 people killed in a small plane crash in Alaska near a radar site.

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August 21st, 2026

2 workers from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers are among the 8 people killed in a small plane crash in Alaska near a radar site.

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Eight people died when a small plane crashed on Thursday.

Ocho personas murieron cuando una avioneta se estrelló el jueves.

The accident happened near a military radar site on the southwest coast of Alaska.

El accidente ocurrió cerca de un sitio de radar militar en la costa suroeste de Alaska.

Among the dead were two employees of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the two pilots.

Entre los fallecidos había dos empleados del Cuerpo de Ingenieros del Ejército de EE. UU. y los dos pilotos.

The aircraft, a twin-engine Cessna 441, had taken off from Anchorage.

La aeronave, una Cessna 441 bimotor, había despegado de Anchorage.

It was going to the Cape Newenham Long Range Radar Site Airport.

Se dirigía al Aeropuerto del Sitio de Radar de Largo Alcance de Cape Newenham.

The radar site was built in the 1950s.

El sitio de radar se construyó en los años 50.

Its purpose was to warn of a Soviet missile attack.

Su propósito era alertar de un ataque soviético con misiles.

Today it monitors the skies off the coast toward Russia, North Korea, and China.

Hoy monitorea los cielos frente a la costa hacia Rusia, Corea del Norte y China.

Its runway is gravel and sits on a mountainside.

Su pista de aterrizaje es de grava y está en la ladera de una montaña.

The FAA recommends using GPS and instruments to land there.

La FAA recomienda el uso de GPS e instrumentos para aterrizar allí.

The weather conditions were changing at the time of the accident.

Las condiciones climáticas cambiaban en el momento del accidente.

A weather update came about 15 minutes later. It showed that visibility dropped from about 10 miles to less than a quarter of a mile.

Una actualización meteorológica unos 15 minutos después mostró que la visibilidad cayó de unas 10 millas a menos de un cuarto de milla.

Lieutenant General Robert Davis, commander of Alaska Command, called the loss "devastating" for the military family.

El teniente general Robert Davis, comandante del Comando de Alaska, calificó la pérdida como "devastadora" para la familia militar.

The Corps of Engineers said that the two employees were part of a team.

El Cuerpo de Ingenieros dijo que los dos empleados formaban parte de un equipo.

That team was traveling to a project site in support of the Air Force.

Ese equipo viajaba a un sitio de proyecto en apoyo de la Fuerza Aérea.

Senator Lisa Murkowski said that Security Aviation operated the flight.

La senadora Lisa Murkowski informó que el vuelo lo operaba Security Aviation.

It is a rental company based in Anchorage.

Es una empresa de alquiler con base en Anchorage.

The company did not answer requests for comments right away.

La compañía no respondió de inmediato a las solicitudes de comentarios.

Investigators from the National Transportation Safety Board were traveling to the scene on Friday.

Investigadores de la Junta Nacional de Seguridad en el Transporte viajaban a la escena el viernes.

They will want to know if the pilots declared an emergency.

Querrán saber si los pilotos declararon una emergencia.

They will also want to know what weather conditions existed at that time.

También querrán saber qué condiciones climáticas había en ese momento.

August 21st, 2026

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