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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Amelia Neath

Plane crash which killed 10 in Alaska was half a ton overweight, investigation finds

US investigators say the small Alaska plane was overweight for icy conditions - (NTSB)

The plane involved in the Alaska regional airline crash that killed 10 people was found to be about half a ton overweight for a flight in icy conditions, US investigators said on Wednesday.

Bering Air Flight 445 was reported missing just before 4pm local time on 6 February while en route from Unalakleet to Nome in the west of Alaska, yet the flight ended in one of the deadliest plane crashes in the state for 25 years.

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