Idaho Registered Plane Crashes In Oregon
By Joseph Friedrichs, 1-18-10
The bodies of two people and a small plane registered in Boise were discovered Monday morning in Oregon.
Searchers found the wreckage of the airplane that was missing on a Sunday afternoon flight from Newport to Corvallis, the Washington Post reports.
According to the pilot’s flight plan, the Cessna 182 was due at the Corvallis Airport around 4:00 p.m. Sunday, but did not arrive.
Benton County sheriff’s deputies and search and rescue team members began scouring an area near Highway 20 at about 8:00 p.m. Sunday. At approximately 2:00 a.m. Monday, a REACH medical helicopter flying in the area located a signal from the airplane’s locator beacon.
At 8:30 Monday morning, searchers reached the location and found the wreckage of the plane. The pilot and a passenger were both dead.
The sheriff would not reveal the names of those on board until their families are notified.
The airplane is registered to the U.S. Department of the Interior, based in Boise.
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