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A Cessna chartered by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers crashed during a second landing attempt near Cape Newenham, Alaska, killing all eight aboard—including both pilots—in a tragedy fueled by sudden, crippling fog. Witnesses at the remote radar site reported near-zero visibility, while the plane’s engines were heard before a deafening backfire and silence. The NTSB’s preliminary report points to missed approach and failed radio contact as key factors, with wreckage found west of the runway. Investigators from FAA, Air Force, and air traffic controllers are now piecing together what went wrong in this remote, high-risk environment—final findings may not come until next year, underscoring the deadly gamble of flying in Alaska’s unforgiving weather.

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