Update: Bering Air Crash Site Located

A Bering Air Cessna Caravan disappeared from radar on Thursday in western Alaska. The plane was carrying 10 folks, of which three have been situated thus far.

“On February 6, 2025, at 4:00pm, AST was contacted by AKRCC in reference to an overdue plane,” the Alaska State Troopers mentioned in an announcement. “It was reported {that a} Bering Air Caravan had gone lacking whereas en route from Unalakleet to Nome, with 9 passengers and 1 pilot on board.”

Native media are reporting a Bering Air flight is overdue at Nome and search & rescue efforts at the moment are underway. #8E445 departed Unalakleet at 23:38 UTC (14:38 native)

Final place acquired at 00:16 UTC
64.330212, -164.02679
5,300 fthttps://t.co/MgIBmtsp2U pic.twitter.com/N4bMUjni0q

— Flightradar24 (@flightradar24) February 7, 2025

On Friday afternoon, the U.S. Coast Guard mentioned it situated plane wreckage according to the lacking Caravan. The plane – registered as N321BA – was working Bering Air flight 445.

Up to now, three people had been discovered deceased on the crash website, Coast Guard officers mentioned. The plane was discovered 34 miles southeast of Nome.

#UPDATE #USCG has situated an plane matching the outline of the lacking airplane approx. 34 miles southeast of of Nome. 3 people had been discovered inside and reported to be deceased. Our ideas are with these affected by this tragic incident. pic.twitter.com/F9RUPLFoOo

— USCGAlaska (@USCGAlaska) February 7, 2025

The plane misplaced radar contact round 3:16 p.m. native time Thursday at simply over 5,000 ft.

Bering Air started operations in 1979 and operates a fleet of 27 plane to locations throughout Alaska. It’s a licensed Half 121 air provider.

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