Plane crashes in Alaska after two failed attempts to land, kills 8

Authorities say a plane that crashed at a remote military site

in western Alaska, killing all eight people on board, was

making its second runway approach in

heavy fog when it lost contact.

The Cape Newenham Long Range Radar Site sits about 725 kilometres

west of Anchorage on Alaska's southwest coast.

The Cessna's two pilots could not see the gravel airstrip, requiring

them to retreat from their first landing attempt as

they flew solely by instruments when the plane crashed

about midday Thursday.

Authorities are currently working to retrieve remains and wreckage.