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, authorities said Friday. The Cessna's two pilots could not see the gravel airstrip and were flying solely by instruments when the plane crashed about

A small plane crashed in Western Alaska on Thursday, killing all eight people aboard, according to military officials.

Clint Johnson, the National Transportation Safety Board's Alaska region chief, said earlier Thursday evening that two pilots and six passengers were on board.