EventA twin‑engine Cessna 441 crashed on its second approach to the Cape Newenham Long Range Radar Site runway amid heavy fog, killing all eight aboard – two Army Corps of Engineers employees, four contractors and the pilots. Visibility dropped from about 10 miles to less than a quarter mile within 15 minutes before impact.
A twin‑engine Cessna crashed on its second approach to the Cape Newenham Long Range Radar Site runway amid heavy fog, killing all eight aboard—two Army Corps of Engineers staff, four contractors, and the pilots. NTSB investigators say visibility dropped sharply before impact.
A small aircraft crashed while attempting its second landing at the remote Cape Newenham radar site, killing all eight aboard as pilots could not see the runway amid heavy fog.