A Cessna 441 twin-turboprop operated by Anchorage charter company Security Aviation crashed Thursday, August 20, 2026, while attempting to land at the Cape Newenham Long Range Radar Site in remote western Alaska, killing all eight people on board. The flight had left Anchorage under contract to support the Pacific Air Forces Regional Support Center. The dead include two pilots and six passengers, among them civilian contractors and, according to reports, two U.S. Army Corps of Engineers employees.

The National Weather Service reported visibility below 800 feet in fog near the airstrip minutes before the crash. The runway is roughly 4,000 feet of gravel on a mountain slope, restricted to military and approved charter traffic. The NTSB and FAA are investigating.

Slack Davis Managing Partner, Mike Slack is a licensed pilot, former NASA aerospace engineer, and one of a small number of Texas attorneys board-certified in Aviation Law.

“Eight families woke up Friday without answers, and they are entitled to them,” said Slack. “It is far too early to say what caused this crash, but the flight was attempted in fog reported below 800 feet, and there are records, recordings, and maintenance histories that will show how that decision was made.”

“Investigators will look at weather minimums, the condition and equipment of the aircraft, and the demands the contract placed on this crew. If any of those factors contributed, the families deserve a full accounting of it. Families in this situation often assume nothing can be done when the military or a federal agency is involved. That is rarely true, and they should not have to take anyone’s word for what happened to the people they loved.”

Slack Davis has litigated a strikingly similar case. In Estate of Himsel v. State of Alaska, 36 P.3d 35 (Alaska 2001), the firm represented survivors after an Alaska Army National Guard King Air B200 crashed into a mountain approaching Juneau in poor weather, killing eight. The Alaska Supreme Court rejected the State’s immunity defenses, and the State settled all passenger claims.

To reach Mike Slack, contact Rhett Whiting at (512) 225-5315 or rwhiting@slackdavis.com.