San Francisco, Feb. 7 -- A plane with 10 people onboard was reported missing late Thursday afternoon near Nome, Alaska's westernmost major city, according to officials.
Alaska State Troopers reported that the flight had nine passengers and one pilot onboard, adding that they were contacted by the Alaska Rescue Coordination Center at 4 p.m. (0100 GMT Friday) regarding the missing plane.
The Cessna 208B Grand Caravan aircraft owned by Bering Air was reported to have been flying from Unalakleet to Nome, according to the Nome Volunteer Fire Department.
Data from FlightRadar shows the flight last reported information at 3:16 p.m. over Norton Sound.
The White Mountain fire chief, Jack Adams, said that the plane disappeared from the radar some...