A Bering Air Cessna 208B Grand Caravan carrying 10 people—nine passengers and one pilot—has vanished from radar while flying over western Alaska.
The aircraft was traveling from Unalakleet to Nome when communication was lost around 4 p.m. local time. According to flight records, the plane departed Unalakleet at 2:37 p.m., and contact was severed less than an hour later.
“On February 6, 2025, at 4:00 p.m., AST was contacted by AKRCC regarding an overdue aircraft,” the Alaska Department of Public Safety announced on its website. The statement further confirmed, “A Bering Air Caravan went missing while en route from Unalakleet to Nome with nine passengers and one pilot on board. Search and rescue crews are working to reach the aircraft’s last known coordinates.”
Efforts to locate the missing plane have been hampered by hazardous winter weather and poor visibility, limiting aerial search capabilities.
Ground teams from Nome and White Mountain have been mobilized, with officials urging residents not to launch independent search efforts due to the treacherous conditions.
The Nome Volunteer Fire Department issued an urgent update, confirming that local and state agencies are actively conducting search operations.
“We are currently responding to a report of a missing Bering