All ten occupants died in the accident, which occurred after the plane rapidly lost speed and altitude. A passenger plane that crashed on the sea ice off Alaska, with no survivors, was carrying half a ton more than the allowed weight for the weather conditions,

A small passenger plane that crashed last month in Alaska, killing all 10 onboard, was nearly 1,000 pounds too heavy for the weather conditions, according to a preliminary report on the incident released Wednesday.

The regional airline flight in Alaska that crashed, killing all 10 people onboard, was overweight before it took off, according to a preliminary report released Wednesday by the National Transportation Safety Board.