Photo: Shutterstock Another aviation disaster: the plane missing from the radar, crashed, and all its passengers died.
The U.S. Coast Guard reported that the search ended for the plane missing yesterday with 10 passengers on board after it was located yesterday, Friday afternoon, about 34 miles southeast of Nome.
As recalled, yesterday (Fri) a small passenger plane from Bering Air, a small airline from Alaska, disappeared from the radar while en route from Unalakleet to Nome in northwest Alaska, a short flight expected to last less than an hour.
According to several reports, the plane on its way to landing was asked by the control tower to hold, and then, as mentioned, disappeared.
Extensive search teams were dispatched to find the small Cessna plane, which had a pilot and nine passengers on board. According to reports in the United States, the plane disappeared when it was at an altitude of 5,300 feet.
A Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew located the wreckage of the plane and lowered two rescue swimmers to the aircraft. The rescue swimmers found three passengers at the front of the plane with no signs of life. It is suspected that the remaining seven individuals were inside the plane, with no accessibility to them due to the state of the aircraft.
The Coast Guard determined that due to the severity of the crash, the passengers had no chance of survival.
"Our deepest condolences to all those affected by this tragic event during this unimaginable difficult time," said Lieutenant Matthew Pfennstemacher, the duty officer in Coast Guard District 17.
At the time of the accident, there were 29-35 km/h winds, snow, and very limited visibility.
This accident occurs following the accident and crash in Washington, and a series of other accidents.