Three people were rescued Saturday after a small plane went down near Beluga Mountain just northwest of Anchorage, Alaska. The plane's emergency locator beacon sent a signal to the Alaska Rescue Coordination Center at about 1:30pm on Saturday. The Alaska Air National Guard's rescue helicopter headed for the coordinates transmitted from the beacon and found the plane 1.2 miles away. The Alaska Air National Guard rescued three people after a small plane went down near Beluga Mountain (pictured) outside of Anchorage, Alaska . The three people who had been on-board were taken to Providence Medical Center in Anchorage. They were released shortly after 5 pm in good condition. No injuries were reported. It wasn't immediately clear what caused the plane to go down or whether it sustained damage.
The plane's emergency locator beacon sent a distress signal to the Alaska Air National Guard on Saturday . No injuries were reported . The cause behind the crash remains unclear .