Anchorage: All eight people aboard a charter aircraft were killed when it crashed in the US state of Alaska.

According to Qatar News Agency, preliminary information from the US Federal Aviation Administration revealed that the flight, a Cessna 441, had departed Anchorage and was bound for Cape Newenham before crashing near a remote military radar site in western Alaska.

US military command in Alaska stated that the aircraft was a civilian-contracted flight, and search and rescue teams confirmed there were no survivors.

The cause of the crash has not been determined, while the National Transportation Safety Board and Federal Aviation Administration are investigating the incident.