The plane, which matches the description of what went missing flying over Alaska, was found three bodies inside the plane, officials said Friday.
According to US Coast Guard spokesman Cameron Snell, the crew were unable to open the plane completely and were searching.
The Cessna Caravan left Unalakreet around 2:37pm on Thursday, heading for Gnome about 150 miles away, but lost contact with staff less than an hour later.
Officials on Friday said the plane had experienced “rapid losses” at elevation and speed just before it disappeared.
At about 3:18pm on Thursday, the plane “had some kind of event, experiencing rapid losses in elevation and rapid losses in speed,” said U.S. Coast Guard Lt. Colonel. Benjamin McIntyre Coble said. “I can't guess what that event is.”
The Coast Guard is currently dealing with efforts to find planes as search and rescue operations, McIntyre Coble said.
The single-engine plane had nine passengers and pilots on board when they disappeared into Norton Sound, Alaska.
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