Six passengers and two pilots were on board the aircraft when it crashed

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A charter plane crashed in Alaska on Thursday, Aug. 20, killing everyone onboard

Two pilots and six passengers were traveling on the plane at the time of the crash

The civilian-contracted aircraft was traveling from Anchorage to Cape Newenham, according to reports

A charter plane has crashed at a remote site in western Alaska, killing all eight people onboard, according to reports.

The aircraft went down on Thursday, Aug. 20, at Cape Newenham Long Range Radar Site Airport, which is around 450 miles west of Anchorage, according to the Associated Press (AP).

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