A single engine Cessna 208 Caravan operated by PenAir, Alaska's largest commuter airline, went down on Wednesday killing nine and critically wounding one. Officials are not sure what caused the accident. Weather reports indicate clear skies and calm winds prevailed over the crash scene.
Many of the passengers aboard the doomed Cessna were members of the Bristol Bay Native Association, a regional social service agency. The plane was headed to King Salmon and then on to Chignik. Officials with the National Transportation Safety Board are investigating.