The wreckage of a Bering Air Cessna 208B Grand Caravan aircraft that crashed in Alaska has been moved to a hangar in Nome as the National Transportation Safety Board begins its investigation. NTSB officials are examining electronic components from the plane to determine the last moments of the flight. The investigation will also look into why the plane's Emergency Locator Transmitter did not send a signal. The plane was carrying 10 people, and all were confirmed dead.
NTSB Chairman Jennifer Homendy arrives in Alaska for crash investigationANCHORAGE, Alaska - The head of Alaska ’s National Transportation Safety Board regional office tells Alaska ’s News Source the wreckage from the deadlyhas been moved to a secured Nome airport hangar as the investigation begins to determine what caused the fatal crash.
The flight took off from Unalakleet at 2:37 p.m., according to Bering Air Director of Operations David Olson.shows a Bering Air flight last reporting info at 3:16 p.m. over the Norton Sound. Johnson said that’s one of many pieces the investigation will be looking into, adding investigations similar to this can often take as long as one year to conclude.
On Friday the U.S. Coast Guard for Alaska posted on X that an aircraft “matching the description of the missing plane” was found roughly 34 miles southeast of Nome.
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