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8 dead in a small plane crash in Alaska, including 2 U.S. Army workers.

8 dead in a small plane crash in Alaska, including 2 U.S. Army workers.

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August 21st, 2026

8 dead in a small plane crash in Alaska, including 2 U.S. Army workers.

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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 workers from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

Entre los muertos había dos empleados del Cuerpo de Ingenieros del Ejército de EE. UU.

The two pilots also died.

También murieron los dos pilotos.

The small plane was a Cessna 441 with two engines.

La avioneta era una Cessna 441 con dos motores.

It had taken off from Anchorage.

Había despegado de Anchorage.

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

Iba 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 job was to warn of a Soviet missile attack.

Su trabajo era alertar de un ataque soviético con misiles.

Today it watches the sky near the coast.

Hoy vigila el cielo frente a la costa.

That area is near Russia, North Korea, and China.

Esa zona está cerca de Rusia, Corea del Norte y China.

The landing strip is made of gravel.

La pista de aterrizaje es de grava.

It is on the side of a mountain.

Está en la ladera de una montaña.

The FAA says pilots must use GPS and instruments to land there.

La FAA dice que los pilotos deben usar GPS e instrumentos para aterrizar allí.

The weather was changing at the time of the accident.

El clima estaba cambiando en el momento del accidente.

A weather update came about 15 minutes later.

Una actualización del tiempo llegó unos 15 minutos después.

It showed that visibility dropped from about 10 miles to less than a quarter mile.

Mostró que la visibilidad bajó de unas 10 millas a menos de un cuarto de milla.

Lieutenant General Robert Davis is the commander of Alaska Command.

El teniente general Robert Davis es el comandante del Comando de Alaska.

He said the loss was "devastating" for the military family.

Dijo que la pérdida fue "devastadora" para la familia militar.

The Corps of Engineers said the two workers were traveling with a team.

El Cuerpo de Ingenieros dijo que los dos empleados viajaban con un equipo.

They were going to a project site to help the Air Force.

Iban a un sitio de proyecto para ayudar a 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 the questions right away.

La compañía no respondió de inmediato a las preguntas.

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 the weather was like at that time.

También querrán saber qué clima había en ese momento.

August 21st, 2026

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