All 10 victims from Alaska plane crash identified

All 10 radical killed erstwhile a small level crashed successful Alaska person been identified, authorities said.

Chad Antill, a 34-year-old Nome resident, was piloting the Bering Air formation from Unalakleet to Nome erstwhile it crashed Thursday afternoon, Alaska authorities constabulary said Saturday successful a property release.

The Cessna Caravan, a single-engine turboprop plane, rapidly mislaid altitude astir 3:15 p.m. Thursday astir 35 miles southeast of Nome. Rescuers worked rapidly to find the bodies of each 10 radical connected committee earlier weather deteriorated implicit the weekend.

Another Nome resident, 58-year-old Donnell Erickson, was besides among the victims, authorities said.

Many of the victims lived successful the Anchorage area. Kameron Hartvigson, 41, Rhone Baumgartner, 46, and Ian Hofmann, 45, were residents of the city; Andrew Gonzalez, 30, and Liane Ryan, 52, were residents of adjacent Wasilla; and Jadee Moncur, 52, lived successful the suburb of Eagle River.

Two Unalakleet residents, 34-year-old Talaluk Katchatag and 48-year-old Carol Mooers, were also killed successful the crash.

The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the catastrophe on with Alaska authorities. Air question is communal successful the vast, distant state, wherever galore cities are not connected by roads.

Unalakleet is astir 150 miles southeast of Nome, but the cities are wholly separated by water and determination is nary paved onshore way betwixt them.