Bering flight recently crashed on sea ice Next to Alaska, Killing 10 people “more than the maximum takeoff total weight of known or predicted icy conditions” weighs more than 1,000 pounds, according to a new report from the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). ”
When it disappeared on February 6, the commuter flight went from Unalakleet to Nome. U.S. Coast Guard A few days later, the wreckage of the plane was found on sea ice 30 miles southeast of Norm.
Further inspection of the aircraft content showed that the weight of luggage and cargo was about 798 pounds. Based on this information, the aircraft estimated gross takeoff weight at departure is about 9,865 pounds, about 1,058 pounds, about 1,058 pounds, about the maximum takeoff weight reported by ICENCONTIC ICENCINIC, “One week,” NN Tok see nn Toee nn Toee nn Toe nn Toe nn Toe nn Toe nn Toe int prelimb see prelimb s int prelimb s int prelimb s int prelimb s.
It added: “The final satellite tracking data point corresponds to a time of 1520:17 and is 200 feet in height.”
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This photo was provided by the U.S. Coast Guard on February 7, 2025 and shows a Bering plane crashing in western Alaska while heading to Nomi. (US Coast Guard/AP)
The NTSB said in the report that the aircraft is Textron Aviation 208b, “equipped with a TKS ice protection system that includes porous titanium panels along the leading edge of the wing, horizontal and vertical stabilizers, and wing support rods.”
It continues: “The TKS system is designed to provide ice fluid from the water tank in the cargo hold to the panels, propellers and windshields to prevent the accumulation of ice in the fuselage.”
The NTSB cites a pilot’s operating manual supplement book related to the TKS system and says: “The maximum allowable takeoff gross weight for flight to known or predicted icing conditions is the same as the maximum allowable takeoff weight of the base aircraft, i.e. 8,807 pounds.”
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“FAA records show that the aircraft is equipped with an aircraft payload extension III (APE III) system, “providing a takeoff weight of 9,062 pounds added by the NTSB.
However, at the time of the crash, according to the NTSB, the aircraft still “overtake the maximum takeoff weight of about 803 pounds for any flight operation supplemented by the APE III flight manual.”
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Investigators observed the accumulation of ice on the rear stabilizer of the plane crashed while flying to Nomi. (National Transportation Safety Commission/AP)
“The NTSB senior aerospace engineer will conduct a detailed review of the aircraft’s performance as part of the investigation, including an assessment of the aircraft’s center of gravity,” the report said in the report.
The NTSB also said the pilots in the crash “accumulated about 2,500 hours of flight time, including 1,060 hours of the 208B aircraft.”
The victims, Rhone Baumgartner, 46, and Kameron Hartvigson, 41, boarded a flight to Nome after a trip to Unalakleet to serve the community water plant, serve the community’s water plant, and cite the Alaska Native Tribes Health Alliance.
The image released by the National Transportation Safety Commission shows that the researchers observed the accumulation of ice at the bottom of the beacon/strobe light located at the top of the vertical stabilizer on February 7, 2025, the day after a small commuter plane crashed into the flight of Alaska that had been trapped in the hub community of nome. (NTSB/AP)
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The pilot who died in the crash was identified as Chad Antill, 34, of Nome. Other victims, according to Anchorage Daily Newsis Liane Ryan, 52, of Wasilla; Donnell Erickson, 58, of Nome; Andrew Gonzalez, 30, of Wasilla; Jadee Moncur, 52, of Eagle River; Ian Hofmann, 45, of Anchorage; Talaluk Katchatag, 34, of Unalakleet and Carol Mooers, 48, of Unalakleet.
Pilar Arias from Fox News Digital contributed to the report.
