A charter flight carrying two pilots and six passengers crashed while approaching a remote site in western Alaska on Thursday, officials said.

Clint Johnson, the National Transportation Safety Board’s Alaska region chief, told The Associated Press that two pilots and six passengers were on board.

Johnson did not immediately have information on their conditions.

The plane took off from Anchorage and is believed to have crashed early Thursday afternoon while approaching Cape Newenham, according to the AP.

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