
Ten dead people was the tragic balance of an accident in which a Cessna Caravan plane that started from the Unalakleet fishing town crashed into the ice in the community of Nome, Alaska. The aircraft that left at 2:37 in the afternoon, lost contact with the aeronautical authorities an hour later, said David Olson, director of operations of the Bering Air company.
The spokesman for the Coast Guard, Mike Salerno, notified that rescuers were looking for the last known location of the plane when they detected the remains, so they sent two rescue swimmers to investigate, information agencies reported.
As reported by the Civil Air Patrol that around 3:18 in the afternoon the aircraft registered “a rapid loss of elevation and a rapid loss of speed.” According to Lieutenant Commander of the Coast Guard Benjamin McIntyre-Coble. The plane operated at its maximum capacity, at the time of the incident.
This is the third plane crash in the US registered in eight days. A commercial plane and an army helicopter collided in Washington on January 29, ending the life of 67 people. On January 31, an aerambulance crashed into Philadelphia killing the six people who were already on board.