Baumgartner was traveling on Bering Air flight 445 to Unalakleet for the Alaska Native Health Consortium to help service a heating system critical to the village’s water plant.

Bering Air, in operation since 1979, serves 32 villages in Western Alaska from hubs in Nome, Kotzebue and Unalakleet.

The Bering Air flight was traveling from the village of Unalakleet to Nome when it was reported missing at around 4 p.m. local time Thursday, according to the Alaska Department of Public Safety ...

The Bering Air plane took off from Unalakleet, a small community of 690 people, at 2:37 p.m. local time on Thursday, and officials lost contact with it less than an hour later, according to the ...

The Cessna Caravan left Unalakleet at 2:37 p.m. local time, and officials lost contact with it less than an hour later, according to David Olson, director of operations for Bering Air.

The Bering Air flight had disappeared while flying from Unalakleet Airport to Nome Airport around 3:20 p.m. local time Thursday, the Federal Aviation Administration said.

Bering Air Flight 445 left Unalakleet at 2:37 p.m., according to the airline. Thursday’s flight was a regularly scheduled commuter route, troopers said.

The Cessna Caravan left Unalakleet at 2:37 p.m., and officials lost contact with it less than an hour later, according to David Olson, director of operations for Bering Air.

The search continues Friday for a small plane that went missing in Alaska, with 10 people on board. The Bering Air flight was traveling from the village of Unalakleet to Nome when it was reported ...

The Bering Air Cessna Caravan left Unalakleet the afternoon of Feb. 6 before disappearing around 3:20 p.m. more than 30 miles southeast of Nome.