Overview

• The February 6 crash of a Bering Air commuter plane killed all 10 people onboard, with wreckage found on a drifting ice floe in Norton Sound.
• The NTSB's preliminary report states the plane was 1,058 pounds overweight for icing conditions and 803 pounds over the limit for general operations.
• Moderate icing conditions were forecast along the flight path, and the plane's anti-icing system is under scrutiny as part of the investigation.
• Pilot Chan Antill, who had 2,500 hours of flight experience and passed a competency check in December 2024, was operating the aircraft.
• The investigation is ongoing, with a senior aerospace engineer reviewing factors such as the plane's center of gravity and performance; a final report is expected in over a year.