ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 145891
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| Date: | Thursday 24 May 2012 |
| Time: | 17:00+ LT |
| Type: |  Gulfstream American AA-5A Cheetah |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N26837 |
| MSN: | AA5A-0755 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2556 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320 SERIES |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | West face of Hart Mountain, 16 miles NE of Plush, OR -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Lakeview |
| Meridian | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Search efforts continued Monday 28 May 2012 for the pilot of a Grumman American AA-5A Cheetah private airplane that has been missing since Thursday 24 May 2012.
The 48 years old pilot, of Meridian, Idaho, flew to Lakeview Thursday afternoon to drop off his two stepchildren, then departed Lakeview for his return flight to Idaho. It is said the flight from Lakeview to Meridian normally takes about 1 1/2 hours. The plane never arrived in Meridian.
On May 30, 2012, about 15:00 local time, the aircraft wreckage was found at the 6,500 foot elevation of the west face of Hart Mountain, about 16 miles NE of Plush, Oregon.
The pilot was found deceased.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
http://www.heraldandnews.com/members/news/frontpage/article_2a9aee48-a954-11e1-8bbb-001a4bcf887a.html
http://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/index.ssf/2012/05/for_fourth_day_searchers_scour.html
[LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.ktvz.com/oregon-northwest/31131827/detail.html]
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-May-2012 11:14 | gerard57 | Added |
| 29-May-2012 15:56 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Source, Narrative] |
| 30-May-2012 18:41 | Geno | Updated [Time, Location, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 31-May-2012 02:32 | RobertMB | Updated [Narrative] |
| 11-Jun-2019 08:57 | BEAVERSPOTTER | Updated [Cn, Narrative] |
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