The Unalaska airport — the only quick way in or out of the community of 4,500 built around the fishing industry — was closed while the plane remained in place.

The Unalaska Fire Department arrived about five minutes after the crash and transported seven patients to the Iliuliuk Clinic and four others were brought to the clinic by personal vehicle, according to public safety officials. PenAir, which is owned by Ravn Air Group, said it's fully cooperating with the NTSB and has established a family assistance line.An eyewitness said the flight from Anchorage to Dutch Harbor landed about 500 feet beyond the airport, near the water. It arrived at the airport near the tip of the Aleutian Islands just after 5:30 p.m. The carrier is owned by Ravn Air Group and not PenAir, an Alaskan flying institution started in 1955 that filed for bankruptcy in 2017. But information distributed after the crash by Ravn and Alaska Airlines repeatedly names PenAir as the operator of the flight. Jim Paulin via AP She also covers the Mat-Su region, aviation and general assignments.
The Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities said in a statement that the Unalaska and Dutch Harbor Airport has been closed and transportation department airport rescue and fire personnel have responded to the scene.At approximately 6 p.m., we were notified that a commercial aircraft was off the runway at the Unalaska/Dutch Harbor Airport. Get the latest breaking news delivered straight to your inbox.Copyright © 2020 CBS Interactive Inc. All rights reserved. Ex-FDA chief says U.S. could reach 300,000 COVID deaths by end of yearBattleground Tracker: Biden leads in Wisconsin and PennsylvaniaHong Kong police raid pro-democracy media group, arrest founderAlex Azar in highest-level visit to Taiwan by U.S. official in decadesCollin Morikawa, 23, wins first major at PGA ChampionshipGeorgia school temporarily closes after positive COVID-19 testsApparent drive-by shooting wounds 9 at family gathering in parkNew Zealand marks 100 days of no new reported local coronavirus casesBattleground Tracker: Latest polls, state of the race and more5 things to know about CBS News' 2020 Battleground TrackerBiden has edge in North Carolina, race is tight in Georgia — CBS News pollWhy some mail-in ballots are rejected and how to make sure your vote countsWhat happens if the president doesn't accept the election results?Election Day could turn into "Election Week" with rise in mail ballotsGOP confident in Ohio, but Dems think it's within reachA commuter airplane has crashed near the airport in a small Alaska community on the Bering Sea, Thursday, Oct. 17, 2019, in Unalaska, Alaska.

All rights reserved. The company Alaska Airlines’ usual operations between Unalaska and Anchorage were suspended through Monday, with tentative plans to resume as early as Tuesday, Veeder said.Longtime ADN reporter Zaz Hollander is based in the Mat-Su and is currently focused on coverage of the coronavirus in Alaska. A relatively short runway rimmed by water can complicate operations for pilots of larger, heavier planes, several aviators said Friday. A mix of local residents, people coming in for work, and members of the Cordova swim team arriving for a local meet made up the passengers on the plane, Veeder said.

The flight, PenAir Flight 3296, was sold by Alaska Airlines, which markets flights to Dutch Harbor. He said local authorities reported three crew members on board in addition to 38 passengers, but the airline said 39 passengers were on board.The Unalaska police department was not taking calling from the media.Clint Johnson, head of the Alaska region of the National Transportation Safety Board, didn't return messages left on his cellphone Thursday. “He’s fine but shaken,” Carroll said in an email Friday.



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