Crashed plane found after aircraft with 10 aboard went missing in Alaska

[Wicked Blue]

Source: NBC

A crashed airplane with three dead people inside has been found in Alaska during the search for a flight that went missing Thursday with 10 people aboard, the Coast Guard said Friday.

The crashed plane was found around 34 miles southeast of Nome, the Coast Guard said in an update on X.

"3 individuals were found inside and reported to be deceased. Our thoughts are with those affected by this tragic incident," the Coast Guard said.

A Bering Air Cessna Caravan with nine passengers and one pilot on board took off from Unalakleet, a community on the eastern coast of Norton Sound, on Thursday and was headed to Nome about 140 miles to the west.

Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/crashed-plane-alaska-rcna191297

[Lovie777]

1. And the other 7?.....

[SWBTATTReg]

4. Update: Just 11 secs ago, all are deceased

Breaking: All passengers on crashed plane in Alaska are dead, authorities say
00:11 , Mike Bedigan
All 10 people aboard a small commuter plane that crashed in western Alaska are dead, the U.S. Coast Guard has said.

[milestogo]

2. I hope they find the cause.

Rest in peace, travelers.

[RainCaster]

3. I hope they find the people- alive

Cause can come later, let's find survivors first.

[milestogo]

5. The article says the crash was not survivable.

I'm not sure what they are implying about the rest of the passengers.

[milestogo]

7. An updated article:

The regional airline flight that disappeared in Alaska Thursday has been found and all 10 people who were aboard are dead, the US Coast Guard said Friday.

The small commuter aircraft was found Friday about 34 miles southeast of Nome, according to the USCG.

Two rescue swimmers identified three bodies inside the plane and the seven others “are believed to be inside the wreckage,” but they are inaccessible at this time, USCG Lt. Commander Mike Salerno told CNN.

The Cessna aircraft, operated by Bering Air and carrying nine passengers and a pilot, disappeared Thursday afternoon while heading from Unalakleet to Nome – cities in western Alaska separated by the Norton Sound inlet – according to the Alaska State Troopers. It was about 12 miles offshore when its position was lost, according to the Coast Guard.

https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/07/us/alaska-cessna-bering-air-hnk/index.html

[LeftInTX]

9. CNN implied that it could have been ice

The plane’s pilot had told air traffic control that he intended to enter a holding pattern while waiting for a runway to be cleared, the Nome Volunteer Fire Department said.

On Thursday evening, hours after contact was lost, conditions around Nome Airport included light snow and freezing drizzle. At one point, visibility was down to half a mile, with forecasts of wind gusts up to 35 mph overnight.

“If that bad weather coated the wings with ice … the performance of the aircraft would degrade, and it could stall and crash,” CNN aviation analyst Miles O’Brien said Friday morning. “But there are places where the ice (in the sea below) is actually thick enough to support the craft, so that should give searchers some bit of hope.”

https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/07/us/alaska-cessna-bering-air-hnk/index.html

[rubbersole]

6. Tragic, of course.

tsf will claim Tommy Tuberville coached the pilot.

[AverageOldGuy]

8. Could we get so lucky . . .

. . . as to have Sarah Palin be one of the seven yet to be recovered?