A Bering Air commuter plane, en route to Nome, crashed on sea ice off Alaska's western coast, killing all ten onboard. Radar data showed a sudden loss

The plane experienced a rapid loss in altitude and speed, but the exact cause of the incident remains unclear. No distress signals were received from the aircraft’s emergency locator device, typically sending a satellite alert if exposed to seawater.

Authorities are working to recover the wreckage of a plane crash in western Alaska that killed 10 people while investigators are trying to determine what caused the small commuter aircraft to go down