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Second Try in Fog Kills 8 at Remote Alaska Radar Strip
A Security Aviation charter carrying Army Corps workers missed once in heavy fog at Cape Newenham, tried again, and struck terrain — killing all eight aboard.
처음 알려진 내용
- All eight aboard died: two Security Aviation pilots and six passengers.
- Flight was chartered by the Army Corps of Engineers for radar-site work.
- NTSB says crash occurred on second landing attempt.
- First approach ended in missed approach in poor weather.
당시 미해결
- No confirmed explanation for why the first approach was abandoned beyond fog and poor weather.
- No verified cockpit, communications, or flight-data record described in available sources.
지켜보겠다고 한 점
- Whether investigators recover usable radar, communications, or wreckage evidence to explain the second approach.
- Whether distance, terrain, and alternate-airport planning for radar-site charters face renewed scrutiny.