Missing Alaska Plane Found Crashed, All 10 on Board Dead: Authorities

The plane, a Cessna caravan, was en route from Alaska’s Unalakleet to Nome when it disappeared from radar.

A small commuter plane that crashed in western Alaska on a flight that was bound for the hub community of Nome, Alaska, on Feb. 7, 2025. U.S. Coast Guard via AP

Authorities announced Friday that the wreckage of a plane that disappeared in Alaska on its way to the hub community of Nome has been found, with all 10 people who were on board dead.

Mike Salerno, a spokesperson for the U.S. Coast Guard, said rescuers were searching the aircraft’s last known location by helicopter when they spotted the wreckage. They lowered two rescue swimmers to investigate.