NTSB Finds Alaska Plane Was Overweight For Icy Conditions In Crash That Killed 10

4 weeks ago The National Transportation Safety Board says a commuter plane that crashed on sea ice off Alaska and killed all 10 people on board was half a ton overweight for the weather conditions. The preliminary report released Wednesday says the small plane was too heavy for conditions that cause icing at the speed and altitude it was flying. A final report is expected later. The Feb 6. crash was one of Alaska’s deadliest plane crashes this century and the third major U.S. aviation mishap in an eight-day stretch. The Bering Air single-engine turboprop was on a regularly scheduled flight between the community of Unalakleet and Nome, when it went down.