A single-engine turboprop plane crashed in western Alaska en route to Nome, resulting in the deaths of all 10 people on board. The aircraft, operated by Bering Air, lost contact with air traffic control shortly after takeoff from Unalakleet. The Coast Guard located the wreckage on sea ice after an extensive search.
A small commuter plane that crashed in western Alaska on its way to the hub community of Nome has been located on sea ice, and all 10 people on board have died. Mike Salerno, spokesman for the US Coast Guard, on Friday said rescuers were searching the aircraft’s last known location by helicopter when they spotted the wreckage. They lowered two rescue swimmers to investigate.
The Bering Air single-engine turboprop plane was travelling from Unalakleet on Thursday afternoon with nine passengers and a pilot, according to Alaska’s Department of Public Safety. The Cessna Caravan left Unalakleet at 2.37pm, and officials lost contact with it less than an hour later, David Olson, director of operations for Bering Air, has said. There was light snow and fog, with a temperature -8C according to the National Weather Service. Officials lost contact with the plane less than an hour later. The Coast Guard said the plane went missing about 50km southeast of Nome. The aircraft was 20km offshore, according to the Coast Guard said. It was operating at its maximum passenger capacity, according to the airline’s description of the plane. All 10 people on board the plane were adults, and the flight was a regularly scheduled commuter trip, according to the Alaska State Troopers. The plane’s disappearance marks the third major US aviation mishap in eight days. A commercial jetliner and an Army helicopter collided near the nation’s capital on January 29, killing 67 people. A medical transportation plane crashed in Philadelphia two days later, killing the six people on board and another person on the ground. Alaska’s US senators, Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan, issued statements saying their thoughts and prayers were with the passengers, their families, rescuers and the Nome community
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