A search is underway along Alaska's coast for a plane carrying 10 people
The disappearance marks the third major incident in U.S. aviation in eight days. The Bering Air Caravan, a single-engine turboprop, was heading from Unalakleet to Nome.
![A search is underway along Alaska's coast for a
plane carrying 10 people](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/5464x3074+0+283/resize/1400/quality/100/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fef%2F8a%2Fb4086e77458891ad168be2666f73%2Fap25038200694067.jpg)
![The city of Nome, Alaska, shown here in 2023, is where the plane was heading when it went missing.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/5464x3640+0+0/resize/5464x3640!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fef%2F8a%2Fb4086e77458891ad168be2666f73%2Fap25038200694067.jpg)
The disappearance marks the third major incident in U.S. aviation in eight days. The Bering Air Caravan, a single-engine turboprop, was heading from Unalakleet to Nome.
(Image credit: Loren Holmes)