Construction Angels is raising funds for the families of the 8 killed in a twin-engine Cessna 441 Conquest charter plane traveling to perform routine maintenance and inspect a new fire suppression system at a remote radar site near Cape Newenham, Alaska. All funds raised through this campaign will directly support the families of those who lost their lives in the crash.
When: Thursday, August 20, 2026, at approximately 11:45 a.m.
Where: Cape Newenham Long Range Radar Site Airport in Southwest Alaska, approximately 460 miles southwest of Anchorage.
Who: Eight people were killed, including two pilots and six passengers. Those identified include U.S. Army Corps of Engineers employees Sabrina Hansen, a fire protection engineer, and Hayden Scalis, a mechanical engineer, as well as U.S. Air Force 2nd Lt. Leah Borsich, a project programmer.
What: A Security Aviation twin-engine Cessna 441 Conquest charter plane crashed while attempting to land at the remote radar site in foggy, low-visibility conditions. All eight people aboard were killed.
What They Were Doing: The aircraft was transporting personnel from Anchorage to the radar site. Hansen and Scalis were traveling there to perform routine maintenance and inspect a new fire suppression system.
Construction Angels is raising funds for the families of the 8 killed in a twin-engine Cessna 441 Conquest charter plane traveling to perform routine maintenance and inspect a new fire suppression system at a remote radar site near Cape Newenham, Alaska. All funds raised through this campaign will directly support the families of those who lost their lives in the crash.
When: Thursday, August 20, 2026, at approximately 11:45 a.m.
Where: Cape Newenham Long Range Radar Site Airport in Southwest Alaska, approximately 460 miles southwest of Anchorage.
Who: Eight people were killed, including two pilots and six passengers. Those identified include U.S. Army Corps of Engineers employees Sabrina Hansen, a fire protection engineer, and Hayden Scalis, a mechanical engineer, as well as U.S. Air Force 2nd Lt. Leah Borsich, a project programmer.
What: A Security Aviation twin-engine Cessna 441 Conquest charter plane crashed while attempting to land at the remote radar site in foggy, low-visibility conditions. All eight people aboard were killed.
What They Were Doing: The aircraft was transporting personnel from Anchorage to the radar site. Hansen and Scalis were traveling there to perform routine maintenance and inspect a new fire suppression system.
