An air taxi crashed on Sunday at a small Alaska airport in Soldotna, a community about 75 miles southwest of Anchorage, killing all 10 people on board. The crash also left the aircraft engulfed in flames, the Associated Press reported.
The de Havilland DHC3 Otter air taxi crashed just after 11 a.m, news reports said.
"We do have 10 fatalities, unfortunately, nine passengers, one pilot," National Transportation Safety Board investigator Clint Johnson told the AP.
The Federal Aviation Administration said the Otter was operated by Rediske Air, based out of another Kenai Peninsula community, Nikiski.
Alaska State Troopers spokeswoman Meagan Peters said a fire that consumed the aircraft initially kept firefighters from reaching the wreckage. The victims have not been identified.
The Soldotna Police Department said Sunday evening that the remains of all 10 people have been recovered and sent to the State Medical Examiner's Office in Anchorage for autopsies and positive identifications.
The NTSB sent in their investigative team from Washington on Monday afternoon.
Alaska has already seen a several plane crashes this year, including a June 28 crash that killed a pilot and two passengers on a commercial tour in the Alaska Range.
