ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 146928
Last updated: 20 May 2013
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| Date: | 23-JUL-2012 |
| Time: | Morning |
| Type: | Jeffko Glasair |
| Operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N743CA |
| C/n / msn: | 178 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Airplane damage: | mis |
| Location: | Between Tonaskek and Sequim, Wenatchee, WA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Tonasket Municipal - W01 |
| Sequim Valley - W28 |
The aircraft, a Jeffko Glasair, N743CA, has been reported as missing Monday morning, July 23, 2012, on a flight from Tonasket, Washington, to Sequim, Washington, with one occupant onboard.
Searchers from WSDOT, the Civil Air Patrol and Washington Air Search and Rescue set up a search base at the Pangborn Memorial Airport - KEAT, Wenatchee, Washington.
On Sunday 29 July 2012 all earch operations were suspended. The plane and its pilot were not found. Officials say they had no emergency beacon, radar track or flight plan to aid in the search.
Sources:
http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20120725/NEWS/120729992/search-continues-for-missing-plane-that-was-headed-for-sequim
http://www.kndo.com/story/19100121/search-underway-in-cascades-for-missing-plane
http://www.ntsb.gov/aviationquery/brief.aspx?ev_id=20120806X11036&key=1
http://www.homebuiltdirectory.com/index.php?a=2&b=453
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Jul-2012 16:11 | Geno | Added |
| 30-Jul-2012 01:39 | gerard57 | Updated [Narrative] |
| 08-Aug-2012 11:34 | Geno | Updated [Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source] |
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