Archive · 26 Aug 2026
Three Alaska Plane Crash Victims Identified, Including Military Personnel
A plane crashed near a faraway radar site in western Alaska.
Eight people died in the crash.
Three of the victims have been identified.
Their names include Leah Borsich, Sabrina Hansen, and Hayden Scalis.
Leah Borsich was 23 years old.
She was a U.S. military project programmer.
She worked with the 611th Civil Engineer Squadron in Anchorage.
The article does not give more details about Sabrina Hansen or Hayden Scalis, and it does not state why the plane crashed.
Eight people were killed in a plane crash near a remote radar site in western Alaska.
Three victims were identified as U.S. military personnel and Army Corps of Engineers employees.
Second Lieutenant Leah R. Borsich, 23, was identified by U.S. forces in Alaska.
Borsich worked as a project programmer with the 611th Civil Engineer Squadron.
The squadron is based at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage; details about the other victims were not provided.
- Who
- Eight people were killed; three victims were identified as Leah R. Borsich, Sabrina Hansen, and Hayden Scalis.
- What
- A plane crashed, killing eight people.
- When
- Not specified in the article.
- Where
- Near a remote radar site in western Alaska.
- Why
- The cause of the crash was not specified.
- Fatalities
- Eight people were killed.
- Identified victims
- Leah R. Borsich, Sabrina Hansen, and Hayden Scalis.
- Leah Borsich's age
- 23
- Borsich's rank
- Second Lieutenant
- Borsich's position
- Project programmer
- Borsich's unit
- 611th Civil Engineer Squadron
- Unit location
- Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage