The Bering Air plane took off from Unalakleet, a small community of 690 people, at 2:37 p.m. local time on Thursday, and officials lost contact with it less than an hour later, according to the ...

Mar. 19—The Bering Air flight that crashed near Nome last month, killing the pilot and all nine passengers, was more than 1,000 pounds too heavy for the icy weather it was flying into, according ...

The Bering Air crash appears to be Alaska’s deadliest since 2013, when 10 people died in Soldotna during takeoff of a Rediske Air Inc. charter carrying two families going bear viewing.

Topline Authorities are conducting a search for a Bering Air plane—which was flying to the coastal city of Nome, Alaska, with 10 people on board—after it was reported missing Thursday.

Bering Air serves 32 villages in western Alaska from hubs in Nome, Kotzebue and Unalakleet. Most destinations receive twice-daily scheduled flights Monday through Saturday.

The flight, operated by Bering Air, was traveling from Unalakleet to Nome in Western Alaska, when its position was lost about 12 miles offshore, according to the U.S. Coast Guard.

The Bering Air Caravan, a single-engine turboprop, was heading from Unalakleet to Nome on Thursday afternoon with nine passengers and a pilot, according to Alaska's Department of Public Safety.

The Feb 6. Bering Air crash was one of Alaska's deadliest plane crashes this century and the third major U.S. aviation mishap in an eight-day stretch.

The Bering Air plane took off from Unalakleet, a small community of 690 people, at 2:37 p.m. local time on Thursday, and officials lost contact with it less than an hour later, according to the ...

The Bering Air flight that crashed near Nome last month, killing the pilot and all nine passengers, was more than 1,000 pounds too heavy for the icy weather it was flying into, according to a ...