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Creswell, OR PA-28 missing NOW FOUND; CRASHED

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Thu Apr 23, 2015 9:53 am

Creswell, OR PA-28 missing NOW FOUND; CRASHED

Not good, Went missing Tuesday afternoon for a flight to Vancouver, WA.
http://www.kmtr.com/news/local/Civil-Ai ... 78241.html
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Thu Apr 23, 2015 11:15 am

Re: Creswell, OR PA-28 missing

This is strange to me. I don't remember the Wx being bad. For the most part- between 61S to VUO it is hard to be far from open farmland.
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Thu Apr 23, 2015 6:50 pm

Re: Creswell, OR PA-28 missing

"...PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - The pilot and sole occupant of a small plane missing on a flight through Oregon's Willamette Valley has been identified as a Vancouver, Washington, man bound for his hometown.

Authorities on Thursday identified the pilot as 41-year-old Lee Leslie. He was headed to Pearson Field in Vancouver..."

there was thought to be ELT signal from a plane. but was a dead end, so still no plane.

Also KEZI News on the TV said that the plane dropped off radar 15min after takeoff.
Where he just bought the plane... :(
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Fri Apr 24, 2015 6:34 pm

Re: Creswell, OR PA-28 missing NOW FOUND; CRASHED

Sad day for the family and friends...
Crashed on Mt.Tom 9 miles east of Haarrisburg and a post crash fire.

http://www.kezi.com/news/Downed_Airplan ... ounty.html
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Fri Apr 24, 2015 7:28 pm

Re: Creswell, OR PA-28 missing NOW FOUND; CRASHED

Bad.
Not real familiar with that area but Harrisburg is a bit west of I5, right? So is Mt Tom being only 9 east actually in the Cascades (foothills) or is it kind of free-standing in the Willamette Valley?
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Fri Apr 24, 2015 8:11 pm

Re: Creswell, OR PA-28 missing NOW FOUND; CRASHED

Hotrod, Yes Harrisberg is, news video show's Mt.Tom being in the very start of the foothill's:
http://www.kmtr.com/news/local/301263311.html
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Fri Apr 24, 2015 8:26 pm

Re: Creswell, OR PA-28 missing NOW FOUND; CRASHED

Google map of the area, lower right corner is the crash area (closer to the field's and I-5). https://goo.gl/maps/k88c6
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