Plane with ten people missing over Alaska waters
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A search operation is currently in progress for a missing aircraft carrying 10 individuals over Alaska’s Norton Sound, marking the third significant aviation incident in the United States within the past eight days.
The aircraft, a Bering Air Caravan, departed from Unalakleet with nine passengers and one pilot, destined for Nome, according to information provided by Alaska’s Department of Public Safety.
Emergency responders and officials are working diligently to establish the final known position of the Cessna aircraft.
⭕The moment a Bering Air #cessna Caravan plane disappeared over #Alaska has been captured by a flight tracker. pic.twitter.com/KRgDKqNQa6
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According to Nome’s volunteer fire department, the pilot had communicated with air traffic control about his intention to maintain a holding pattern while awaiting clearance of the runway.
Unalakleet, the departure point, is a small Alaskan community of approximately 690 residents, situated 150 miles southeast of Nome and 395 miles northwest of Anchorage.
Officials have yet to disclose the identities of those aboard the aircraft.
A Bering Air Caravan plane with 10 people aboard has gone missing over Alaska, sparking an urgent search operation.
The aircraft, traveling from Unalakleet to Nome, lost contact after entering a holding pattern. Due to severe weather conditions, search efforts are being… pic.twitter.com/nVbRsm2Anh
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The destination, Nome, is historically significant as a Gold Rush era town located just below the Arctic Circle, and is renowned for being the finish line of the prestigious 1,000-mile Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race.
This incident occurs while U.S. aviation safety investigators are still examining two recent fatal accidents.
These earlier incidents include a catastrophic collision between a Black Hawk helicopter and a commercial passenger jet near Washington, DC, resulting in 67 fatalities, and a Philadelphia medevac jet crash that claimed seven lives.
