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By Craig Nigrelli (Anchor), Brock Koller (Senior Producer), Shea Taylor (Producer), Kaleb Gillespie (Video Editor)

Several crews in Alaska continued the search for a Cessna aircraft that went missing mid-flight Thursday, Feb 6. Alaskan state troopers said the plane, operated by Bering Air, was traveling from Unalakleet to Nome, carrying 10 people.

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“Staff at Bering Air is working hard to gather details, get emergency assistance, search and rescue going,” Bering Air Director of Operations David Olson told the Associated Press.

The U.S. Coast Guard said the plane vanished about 12 miles offshore, over the Norton Sound. The Norton Sound inlet separates both cities in western Alaska.

The plane’s disappearance comes as investigations continue into two recent deadly U.S. aviation incidents.

A medical transportation plane crashed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, last Friday, Jan. 31. The crash killed all six people aboard the aircraft and one person on the ground.

On Wednesday, Jan. 29, a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter collided with an American Airlines passenger plane over the Potomac River, killing all 67 people.

Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, said a key safety system was off in the U.S. Army helicopter involved in the midair collision. There’s currently no indication as to why it was shut off.

Tags: Alaska, Black Hawk helicopter, Philadelphia, plane crash

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THIS MORNING — THE SEARCH CONTINUES IN ALASKA FOR A CESSNA AIRCRAFT, CARRYING 10 PEOPLE, THAT WENT MISSING Thursday AFTERNOON.

ALASKA STATE TROOPERS SAY THE PLANE, OPERATED BY BERING AIR, WAS HEADED FROM UNALAKLEET TO NOME — BOTH CITIES IN WESTERN ALASKA SEPARATED BY THE NORTON SOUND INLET.

CREWS ARE CONDUCTING GROUND AND AIR SEARCHES AS WEATHER and visibility PERMITS TO TRY to FIND THE MISSING AIRCRAFT.

THE plane’s DISAPPEARANCE comes as investigations continue into two recent deadly U.S. aviation INCIDENTs.

A MEDICAL TRANSPORTATION PLANE CRASHED IN PHILADELPHIA LAST FRIDAY — KILLING THE SIX PEOPLE ON BOARD AND ANOTHER PERSON ON THE GROUND.

AND LAST WEDNESDAY, A PASSENGER PLANE AND an ARMY BLACK HAWK HELICOPTER COLLIDED MIDAIR — KILLING 67 PEOPLE.

Search underway for missing plane carrying 10 people in Alaska

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