The missing aircraft is a Cessna 208B Grand Caravan, similar to the one shown here. [FLYING file photo/U.S. Air Force]
Key Takeaways:
A Bering Air Cessna 208B carrying nine passengers and one pilot went missing Thursday while flying from Unalakleet to Nome, Alaska.
The U.S. Coast Guard, National Guard, and state police are actively searching for the aircraft, which lost contact less than an hour after takeoff during foggy and snowy conditions.
The U.S. Coast Guard, National Guard, and state police in Alaska are searching for a Cessna 208B that went missing Thursday while en route from Unalakleet to Nome on Alaska’s west coast.
The aircraft is operated by Bering Air, a carrier that offers scheduled service from 32 villages in western Alaska operating out of Nome, Kotzebue, and Unalakleet.
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