A charter plane carrying eight people crashed near a remote radar site in western Alaska, the Associated Press said on Thursday, citing the National Transportation Safety Board. A federal official says a charter plane flying to a remote radar site in western Alaska crashed Thursday Key points and original sources are listed below.

• A charter plane carrying eight people crashed near a remote radar site in western Alaska, the Associated Press said on Thursday, citing the National Transportation Safety Board.S1

• A federal official says a charter plane flying to a remote radar site in western Alaska crashed ThursdayS2S5

• Alaska: A charter plane carrying eight people crashed Thursday near a remote radar site in western Alaska, a federal official said.Clint Johnson, the National Transportation Safety Board's Alaska region chief, said two pilots and six passengers were on board....S3S4