Alaska Rescue Coordination Center launches search and rescue mission
The plane departed Anchorage and was believed to have crashed early Thursday afternoon on approach to Cape Newenham, a remote radar site in western Alaska, Johnson said. He described the information received so far as preliminary and said he did not immediately have details on the status of those aboard.
The Alaska Rescue Coordination Center said it launched a search and rescue mission after receiving a report of an “aircraft incident” near the Cape Newenham Long Range Radar Site. The center said additional information would be released as it became available and did not respond to questions.