The Cessna 208B Grand Caravan operating as Bering Air Flight 45 was similar to the one shown here. [FLYING file photo/U.S. Air Force]
Key Takeaways:
A Bering Air Cessna 208B Grand Caravan crashed in Alaska en route from Unalakleet to Nome, resulting in the deaths of all 10 people aboard (pilot and nine passengers).
The aircraft went missing amidst foggy conditions and light snow, with the pilot having intended to enter a holding pattern due to whiteout conditions at Nome before experiencing a rapid loss of altitude and airspeed.
The wreckage was located late Friday on an ice floe on Norton Sound, described by NTSB investigators as an "unsurvivable" crash, and has since been removed as the NTSB investigates the cause.
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is investigating the cause of a fatal Cessna 208B Grand Caravan crash in Alaska late last week.
The aircraft had gone missing Thursday while en route from Unalakleet to Nome on Alaska’s west coast, prompting a massive search that included the U.S. Coast Guard, National Guard, and state police.
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