KTUU in Anchorage is reporting a Cessna 180 missing in the Prince William Sound. I can personally tell you that there isn't anywhere pretty in the PWS to ditch a plane; pretty ragged terrain. Hoping that 121.5 ELT works out for the pilot...

http://www.ktuu.com/news/news/coast-gua ... a/32368836

https://www.google.com/maps/dir//60.725 ... 6902937,9z

Update: "The weather in the area includes blowing snow and 200 yards of visibility, according to the Coast Guard."

Still nothing. Damn, thats not good. I watched a C130 do a lap around the valley and head up knik around 2 or 3 this afternoon.

roamak wrote:Still nothing. Damn, thats not good. I watched a C130 do a lap around the valley and head up knik around 2 or 3 this afternoon.

They have been practicing mid air refueling in the valley for the past week. Watched them feed a couple Blackhawks today.

N300RE wrote:

roamak wrote:Still nothing. Damn, thats not good. I watched a C130 do a lap around the valley and head up knik around 2 or 3 this afternoon.

They have been practicing mid air refueling in the valley for the past week. Watched them feed a couple Blackhawks today.

180 still not found as of 8am ADT today. I saw a Blackhawk being mid air refueled in the Lake George area yesterday evening.

AP reported that a duffle bag and a "flight maneuvers illustrator" were found. Not looking good...

Weather outlook is not looking good for an aerial search today... Bad news.

The missing pilot has been identified.
http://www.ktuu.com/news/news/coast-guard-searching-for-missing-cessna-180-in-prince-william-sound-area/32368836

Not a happy ending. Damn. Condolences to his family and friends.

denalipilot wrote:Not a happy ending. Damn. Condolences to his family and friends.

I was afraid this was coming and is hard to hear.

So Sorry for all involved!!

As reported in the ADN today:

Carlson’s family told the Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman they plan to use any memorial donations to buy GPS devices for new pilots.

denalipilot wrote:As reported in the ADN today:

Carlson’s family told the Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman they plan to use any memorial donations to buy GPS devices for new pilots.

Here's the link:
https://www.adn.com/article/20150420/nt ... r-whittier

Interesting that his plane is presumed to have sunk but he was found on-shore. I wont make any assumptions about how he got there, but it would be interesting to know what his cause of death was; injuries, hypothermia, drowning? Also, we won't know what caused his engine roughness, but with the conditions he was flying in, intake icing sure would seem feasible.

Glad to see the family continuing the support of aviation.