A small plane crashed Saturday in waters off Kodiak Island in southern Alaska, killing six from the ten people on board.

According to authorities, the plane, a Piper Navajo Chieftain, crashed soon after taking off around 1:48 in the snowy shores of the island.

"Just after takeoff, the pilot reported an undisclosed problem to tower. We don't know why he tried to come back," Clint Johnson, an investigator with the National Transportation Safety Board said, according to the Associated Press.

Four people were pulled from the wreckage soon after the impact by a private float plane from a fish processing company, said State Troopers spokesperson Megan Peters. Another person succeeded to swim to the shore. After the tide receded, troopers were able to pull five more bodies from the water.

They were all taken to a local hospital. Unfortunately, one of them was pronounced dead.

Between the six victims of the crash numbered the pilot himself, Robin Starrett of Kodiak, 50, and other five people from the small community of Homer, Peters said according to the AP. The authorities released their names: Stefan F. Basargin, 36; Pavel F. Basargin, 30; Zahary F. Martushev, 25; Iosif F. Martushev, 25 and Andrian Reutov, 22.

Spokesperson for Providence Health and Services Alaska, John Callahan said two of the survivors were taken to Anchorage for treatment, one has been released from the hospital, while last of the survivors remained in the hospital in good condition.

The aircraft belongs to Servant Air, a local company which started in 2003 as a one-plane operation and has developed to a fleet of seven small aircraft. Ted Panamarioff, a spokesperson for the company said the accident was a tragedy; especially the air travel is a regular part of life inside those communities. He also said the carter flight was heading to the small community of Homer on the Kenai Peninsula, a quick 100 miles by air.

The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the cause of the crash.