The Berging Air Cessna 208b Grand Caravan, including 10 passengers and one pilot, disappeared from the radar screen while flying the West Alaska.
When contacts were lost around 4 pm local time, the aircraft headed to NOME in Unalakleet.
The flight left Unalakleet at 2:37 pm, and less than an hour, communication was lost.
“At 4 pm on February 6, 2025, AST contacted AKRCC regarding delinquency aircraft.” Ministry of Public Safety, Alaska Said on the website.
The announcement continued to say, “It is known that the Bering Air Caravan has been missing. SAR CREWS is trying to reach the last known coordinates. ”
Authorities are trying to determine the last known coordinates of the plane.
Public search efforts have been limited due to dangerous winter weather and limited visibility.
The ground search team of NOME and White Mountain has been deployed, and residents recommend not to form their search party due to dangerous conditions.
According to NOME Volunteer Fire Station:
Search and structure -active search
We are currently responding to a report on the missing Berling Air Caravan.
There were 10 people on board, and the aircraft were on the way from Unalakleet to NOME.
We are currently actively searching on NOME and WHITE MOUNTAIN and have obtained the latest information as much as possible.
The weather and visibility are limited to air search at the current time. The defense troops, coastal guards and cavalry were notified
It is activated in search. Norton Sound Health Corporation stands.We ask the public to think about the missing people, but do not form an individual search party due to weather and safety issues. The family is recommended to be supported by the Norton Sound Health Corporation.
Additional information is posted as confirmed.
The Fire Department added that search efforts to search for Berging Air Cessna Caravan, which were missing as of 7 pm local time, have been strengthened. The US Coast Guard C-130 aircraft were assigned to conduct public investigations in the area to help the ground team by providing accurate GPS coordinates.
The C-130 does not land but blows the grid pattern over the water and the coastline to find the missing plane.
The aircraft equipped with special search and structural technology can detect objects and individuals under visibility conditions.
Elmendorf Air Force Base is also dispatching flight support to help search. Alaskan News Source.
The crew covered the coastline from NOME to TOPKOK, but the exact location of the aircraft was unknown.
Authorities are trying to expand search efforts through all possible means until the plane is found.
