The Cessna, operated by Bering Air, went off the radar and lost radio contact minutes before it was scheduled to land in Nome.

A Bering Air plane carrying 10 people was reported missing Thursday afternoon while flying along Alaska’s western coast, authorities confirmed. The small turboprop Cessna Caravan had nine passengers and a pilot on board when it disappeared from radar around 4 p.

Crews in Alaska are searching for a plane that went missing with 10 people on board. Alaska State Troopers received reports at 4 p.m. local time that a Bering Air Caravan heading from Unalakleet to Nome carrying nine passengers and a pilot was overdue, according to an online statement.