All 10 Alaska Plane Crash Victims Have Been Identified: Authorities

Mar. 15, 2025

Site of the Feb. 6 plane crash in Alaska, which left 10 people dead.Photo:Alaska U.S. Coast Guard/X

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On Saturday, Feb. 8, the Alaska Department of Public Safety (DPS)announcedthat the National Transportation Safety Board, Alaska National Guard and Alaska State Troopers “conducted recovery efforts” at the crash site just two days after the aircraftwent missing outside of Nome, Alaska.

As of Saturday afternoon, the bodies of all 10 victims — whose relatives have already been notified of their deaths — were set to be transported to the State Medical Examiner’s Office for autopsies. The victims, all Alaska residents, were between the ages of 30 and 58.

Nome resident Chad Antill, 34, was identified as the aircraft’s pilot, and the other victims onboard were Liane Ryan, 52, and Andrew Gonzalez, 30, of Wasilla; Donnell Erickson, 58, of Nome; Jadee Moncur, 52, of Eagle River; Ian Hofmann, 45, of Anchorage; and 34-year-old Talaluk Katchatag and 48-year-old Carol Mooers, both of Unalakleet.

The Nome Volunteer Fire Department also updated the community on the recovery of remains on itsFacebookpage on Saturday, noting that victims had been “officially brought home” to Nome. “We thank the Airforce for their main role in the recovery efforts for the sake of our community team,” the department added.

State of Alaska Department of Public Safety offices.GoogleMaps

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The update from DPS comes just days after the Bering Air Caravan flight was first reported overdue at around 4 p.m. local time on Thursday, Feb. 6, when it was on its way from Unalakleet to Nome.

On Friday, Feb. 7, authorities revealed during a press conference that an event took place around 3:18 p.m. on Thursday that caused the plane to lose elevation and speed, with its then-last-known location being “in the vicinity of Norton Sound, approximately 30 miles southeast of Nome,” per the U.S. Coast Guard. Later on Friday, the Coast Guard announced via a post on X that it had “located an aircraft matching the description of the missing plane approx. 34 miles southeast of Nome.”

At the time, “3 individuals were found inside and reported to be deceased," according to the organization, which later noted that “the remaining 7 people are believed to be inside the aircraft but are currently inaccessible due to the condition of the plane.”

According to theAssociated Press, which cited a press conference from National Transportation Safety Board chair Jennifer Homendy on Saturday, the plane was discovered on an ice floe that has been drifting five miles a day.

“Nome is a strong community, and in challenging times we come together and support each other. I expect the outpouring of support to continue in the coming days as we all work to recover from this tragic incident,” Nome Mayor John Handeland said, per the outlet.

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“[They] were passionate about the work they did, cared deeply for the communities they served, and made a lasting impact on rural communities across our state,” Singh said.

The Alaska crash marks the third major air crash in the U.S. resulting in multiple fatalities in recent weeks. An American Airlines jet and an Army helicopter collided on Jan. 29,killing 67 people. Two days later, a Jan. 31 crash in Philadelphia leftseven people dead.

source: people.com