Fatal Flaws in the Far North: Lessons from the Remote Radar Site Crash Last week's charter plane crash at Cape Newenham Long Range Radar Site Airport has shaken the military community and raised critical questions about safety protocols for remote operations.
Eight lives were lost when the Cessna 441 aircraft, operated by Anchorage based Security Aviation, crashed on approach to a radar site in western Alaska. The U. S.
Army Corps of Engineers had chartered the plane, which highlights concerns about management and oversight of such operations.