Eight killed in Alaska plane crash including US Air Force officer and Army Corps employees

Published Aug 26, 06:24 PM UTC

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A civilian-contracted Cessna 441 aircraft crashed on August 20 at Cape Newenham Long Range Radar Site Airport in Western Alaska, killing all eight people on board. The victims include U.S. Air Force 2nd Lt. Leah R. Borsich, 23, a project programmer with the 611th Civil Engineer Squadron at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, and two Army Corps of Engineers civilians: Sabrina Hansen, a fire protection engineer, and Hayden Scalis, a mechanical engineer, both from Anchorage. The flight was chartered by the Army Corps and operated by Security Aviation. The NTSB reported the aircraft had a missed approach in instrument meteorological conditions and crashed on a second attempt, with a post-crash fire. The wreckage was found about a third of a mile west of the runway. The crash is under investigation by the NTSB, FAA, and possibly Security Aviation.

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