Authorities in Alaska are searching for a Bering Air plane that went missing on Thursday while traveling from Unalakleet to Nome with 10 people on board. The aircraft, a Bering Air Caravan carrying nine passengers and a pilot, was reported overdue at 4 p.m., according to Alaska State Troopers.
Search and rescue teams are currently working to locate the plane’s last known coordinates. However, poor weather and limited visibility have made aerial searches difficult, according to the Nome Volunteer Fire Department. Ground search efforts are underway between Nome and White Mountain.
The fire department urged the public not to conduct independent search efforts due to safety concerns. The National Guard and U.S. Coast Guard have also joined the search alongside troopers and local emergency responders.
Head of the National Transportation Safety Board’s Alaska office, stated that the NTSB is closely monitoring the situation. More updates are expected as search operations continue.
Bering Air, a regional airline based in Alaska, operates about 39 planes and helicopters, according to FlightRadar24. One of its planes, carrying nine passengers and a pilot, went missing. Authorities are now working to determine its last-known coordinates.
Coast Guard Searches for Missing Bering Air Plane in Northwestern Alaska
U.S. Coast Guard HC-130J “C2003” is returning to Air Station Kodiak after finishing its search near Nome and along Norton Sound for the missing Bering Air Cessna 208B Grand Caravan. The plane went missing during a routine flight between Unalakleet and Nome in Northwestern Alaska. Boats and other aircraft are still searching, but there have been no signs of the plane or its 10 passengers and crew.
