A SMALL commuter plane that crashed in western Alaska on its way to the hub community of Nome was located on Friday on sea ice and all 10 people on board died, authorities said. Mike Salerno, a spokesperson for the US Coast Guard, said rescuers were searching the aircraft’s last known location by helicopter when they spotted the wreckage. They lowered two rescue swimmers to investigate. The Bering Air single-engine turboprop plane was travelling from Unalakleet on Thursday afternoon with nine passengers anda pilot, according to Alaska’sDepartment ofPublic Safety.TheCessnaCaravan leftUnalakleet at 2:37 pm, and officials lost contact with it less than an hour later, David Olson, director of operations for Bering Air, has said. There was light snow and fog, with a temperature of 17 degrees (minus 8.3 Celsius), according to the National Weather Service. Officials lost contact with the plane less than an hour later. The Coast Guard said the plane went missing about 30 miles (48 kilometers) southeast of Nome. The aircraft was 12 miles (19 kilometers) offshore, according to the Coast Guard said. Itwas operating atitsmaximum passenger capacity, according to the airline’s description of the plane.