A search is underway in Alaska after a plane with 10 people on board did not arrive in Nome when scheduled, officials 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. Nine passengers and a pilot were on board, officials 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 aircraft was 12 miles (19 kilometers) offshore, according to the U.S. Coast Guard.

Crews in Alaska are searching for a plane that went missing with 10 people on board while over Norton Sound off Nome.

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).

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

A Cessna plane with 10 people on board has gone missing during a flight in western Alaska on Thursday, local and state officials said. According to a dispatch from the Alaska Department of Public Safety,

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