The disappearance of a passenger plane in the air in Alaska

Searching for a small passenger plane that disappeared in the air during a dangerous winter weather in Alaska countryside on Thursday.

According to the newspaper “Telegraph”, the loss of the Burning Air Caravan plane was reported at about four o’clock in the evening local time (one in the morning GMT), while it was heading from Onalalite to sleep with nine passengers and a pilot on board, according to the Alaska Public Safety Department.

The authorities are working to determine the latest known coordinates.

The Onalalite community, which has a population of about 690 people, is located in western Alaska, about 150 miles (about 240 km) southeast of sleep and 395 miles (about 640 km) northwest of Ancorig..

The plane left Cesena Caravan Onlallette at 2:37 pm (11:37 pm GMT), and officials lost her contact after less than an hour, according to David Olson, Operations Manager at Perling Aviation Company.

The plane was 12 miles (about 19 km) from the beach, according to the US Coast Guard.

Mr. Olson said: “Perling Aviation employees are working hard to collect details and get assistance in emergency, search and rescue situations,” said Mr. Olson.

The Pering Airlines serves 32 villages in West Alaska from the centers in Numi, Kotzopo and Onlalite. Most destinations receive scheduled trips twice a day from Monday to Saturday.

The Volunteer Fire Fire Department said in a statement on a social media statement that it is conducting a land search for sleep and the White Mountain.

The statement added: “Because of the weather and vision, we are limited to air research at the present time”.

People were asked not to form their own search teams because the weather is very dangerous.

It also helps the National Guard, Coast Guard and the forces also search, according to the firefighting administration.

The Federal Aviation Administration’s weather camera near Numi showed semi -white conditions for several hours on Thursday afternoon, and the names of the people who were on the plane have not yet been announced yet..