A Bering Air Cessna 208B Grand Caravan with 10 people on board, including nine passengers and one pilot, has disappeared from radar screens while flying over western Alaska.
The aircraft was en route from Unalakleet to Nome when contact was lost around 4 p.m. local time.
The flight departed Unalakleet at 2:37 p.m., and communication was lost less than an hour later.
“On February 6, 2025, at 4:00pm, AST was contacted by AKRCC in reference to an overdue aircraft,” the Alaska Department of Public Safety said on its website.
The announcement continued, “It was reported that a Bering Air Caravan had gone missing while en route from Unalakleet to Nome, with 9 passengers and 1 pilot on board. SAR crews are working to get to the last known coordinates.”
Authorities are working to determine the plane’s last known coordinates.
Due to hazardous winter weather and limited visibility, aerial search efforts have been constrained.
Ground search teams from Nome and White Mountain have been deployed, and residents are advised against forming their own search parties due to the perilous conditions.
According to Nome Volunteer Fire Department:
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