Alaska plane crash: 10 people have been killed in Bering Air Force accident

The Alaska Troopers said the “expired” aircraft was notified at 16:00 local time on Thursday (01:00 GMT).

The Norm Volunteer Fire Department said the pilot had told air traffic controllers that he was “intent on entering the holding pattern while waiting for the runway to be cleared.”

The US Coast Guard later said the plane had experienced a rapid loss of altitude and speed before contact was lost.

The footage showed low visibility in the area around the time of the crash.

Alaska Senator Lisa Markowski shared her pathetic dol after the incident.

“Alaska is a big, small town. When tragedy strikes, we have never been far from being directly affected by Alaska,” she writes online.

Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy said he was “grief” by the loss of flight.

“Our prayers are with passengers, pilots and their loved ones during these difficult times,” he said.

Unakleet and Nome are about 150 miles from each other, past Norton Sound, a Bering Sea cove on Alaska’s west coast.