No one was seriously injured according to initial reports, he said.
The Cessna 207 apparently lost engine power on a run between Kipnuk and Bethel, said Clint Johnson, senior air safety investigator for the National Transportation Safety Board.
The flight left Bethel shortly before 5 p.m. and was forced to land soon after, he said.
Tuntutuliak search-and-rescue volunteers on six snowmachines left in subzero, clear weather for the plane just before 6 p.m., said Village Public Safety Officer Wassillie Gilila.
"The trail, it's kind of rough," Gilila said. "It might take them -- I'm guessing about an hour to get there and about an hour to come back."
The rescuers hauled a pair of sleds and warm weather gear for the passengers, he said.
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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