At 2257 Pacific time, the airplane was lost from radar while executing an instrument approach. Visual conditions prevailed. The airplane was over the Pacific Ocean at the time. Four days later, small portions of the airplanes structure were located on the beach about six miles north of the last radar hit. The commercial pilot and his passenger have not been found, and are assumed to have died in the accident.
March 1, 2009, Arcata, Calif. Diamond DA-40
At 2257 Pacific time, the airplane was lost from radar while executing an instrument approach. Visual conditions prevailed. The airplane was over the Pacific Ocean at the time. Four days later, small portions of the airplanes structure were located on the beach about six miles north of the last radar hit. The commercial pilot and his passenger have not been found, and are assumed to have died in the accident.
Key Takeaways:
- An airplane executing an instrument approach was lost from radar over the Pacific Ocean at 2257 Pacific time, despite visual conditions.
- Four days later, small portions of the airplane's structure were found on a beach about six miles north of the last radar hit.
- The commercial pilot and his passenger have not been found and are presumed to have died in the accident.
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