JAKARTA - Authorities searched Bering Air passenger planes with 10 people on board who were reported missing on their way from Unalakleet to Nome, Alaska.

Reported by Reuters on Friday, February 7, the Alaskan Department of Public Security said the small turboprop Cessna Caravan aircraft carried nine passengers and one pilot. Officers are working to get the latest known coordinates.

The number of disproportionate air taxi accidents and commuter planes in Alaska compared to other US states, according to the US government's National Institute for Safety and Work Health.

Alaska has a mountainous field and challenging weather. Many villages that are not connected to roads and small planes are used to transport people and goods.

Bering Air is a regional airline based in Alaska that operates about 39 aircraft and helicopters, according to data from flight tracking site FlightRadar24.

His last position, flying over the water, was received by FlightRadar24 tracker 38 minutes after departing from Unalakleet on Thursday at 14:38 local time for flights that usually take less than an hour.


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