The air taxi crashed at Soldotna Airport in Soldotna, Alaska, at 11:20 a.M. Local time.
In addition to the pilot, there were nine passengers on board. The names of the passengers have not been released.
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has sent a team to Alaska to investigate the crash of a de Havilland DHC-3 Otter.
"It's not clear what caused the crash or whether the accident happened on take-off or landing," said Clint Johnson, the head of the NTSB's Anchorage office.
This is the worst plane accident in Alaska.
The Alaska plane crash comes a day after an Asiana flight crashed at San Francisco's airport killing two people and causing injures to more than 180.
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