Initial reports were that there were no deaths or serious injuries, he said.
The Cessna 207 apparently lost engine power on a run between Kipnuk and Bethel, said senior air safety investigator Clint Johnson.
A village public safety officer and a handful of volunteers are snowmachining to the scene to take everyone on board to safety, said troopers spokeswoman Megan Peters.
Johnson said the flight Bethel shortly before 5 p.m. A dispatcher for police and troopers in Bethel said the downed plane was reported at about 5:30 p.m.
Tuntutuliak is about 40 miles from the Bering Sea Coast and 40 miles southwest of Bethel.
Around 7 p.m., the temperature at Bethel was 6 degrees below zero.
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