Beloved School Counselor and Nine Others Killed in Alaska's Deadliest Plane Crash in 25 Years

Carol Mendiola Mooers, a U.S. Army veteran and Unalakleet school counselor, was en route to pick up students for college tours when the crash occurred.

• The crash of a Bering Air Cessna Caravan on February 6, 2025, claimed the lives of all 10 people onboard, making it Alaska's deadliest plane crash in 25 years.
• Carol Mendiola Mooers, a 48-year-old school counselor and U.S. Army veteran, was traveling to pick up students for college tours in Anchorage and Juneau when the accident happened.
• The single-engine plane lost elevation and speed rapidly about 12 miles offshore, with its wreckage discovered in icy waters 34 miles from its destination in Nome.
• Mooers was remembered as a dedicated educator and community leader who deeply impacted her students and colleagues in Unalakleet, Alaska, where she worked tirelessly to support their futures.
• Investigators, including the National Transportation Safety Board, are still working to determine the cause of the crash, which followed two other fatal aviation accidents in the U.S. within the past two weeks.

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