A plane carrying 10 people went missing in a remote region along the western coast of Alaska on Thursday, setting off a search amid poor weather conditions, officials said.

Rescuers in Alaska continued to scour the Seward Peninsula on Friday, desperately searching for a small plane carrying 10 people that did not arrive in Nome as scheduled, authorities said. The Bering Air Caravan flight, from Unalakleet to Nome, was reported overdue to Alaska State Troopers at 4 p.m. local time, the law enforcement agency said.

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 missing at around 4 p.m. local time Thursday, according to the Alaska Department of Public Safety, State Troopers.

The plane operated by Bering Air was carrying nine passengers and a pilot from Unalakleet to Nome in northwestern Alaska when it went missing about 12 miles offshore, officials say.

The disappearance marks the third major incident in U.S. aviation in eight days. The Bering Air Caravan, a single-engine turboprop, was heading from Unalakleet to Nome.

The Bering Air plane was reported missing on its way from Unalakleet to Nome, remote communities south of the Arctic Circle.

Search and rescue crews are looking for a Bering Air plane that was reported missing Thursday on its way from Unalakleet to Nome, Alaska.

A plane carrying 10 people over Alaska went missing on Thursday, and crews are still searching for the aircraft. Here's what to know.

A plane with 10 people on board has gone missing in Alaska, authorities have confirmed. On Thursday, Feb. 6, the Bering Air Caravan flight, heading from Unalakleet to Nome, was reported overdue at around 4 p.m. local time, per a statement from the Alaska Department of Public Safety (DPS).