On Wed, Aug 22, 2012 at 7:57 AM, ed jeffko <[email protected]> wrote:

> I don't know whom else to send this to, so please enlighten me or
> forward if you please.
>
> Ed and the Glasair 745CA went down in the North Cascade Mountains one
> month ago.
> FAA and WASDOT not to mention the AIR FORCE looked for him for ten
> days. I helped
> Build the plane and it was solid. Prop was wired. ELT,. GPS, new
> radios and head sets
> didn't help us at all. He is missing and presumed dead. He took no
> meds and was a
> very healthy man. He was building me a house and has the engine for
> the next plane.
> I am searching the Cascasdes twice a week trying to find our little
> white plane. We
> may never find him. He and that plane were as one. But, I will
> search for him the rest
> of my life.
>
> Thank you,
> Claire Jeffko

littlewheelinback wrote:I'm sure it's legit...

I fly out of Jefferson CO airport near his destination and when I heard about it, I looked at his likely flight path. It covered some very rugged, heavily wooded and rapidly climbing terrain as well as parts of the Puget Sound before his arrival at W28. If he went down in the sound, there is little chance he will be found. In the mountains, not much better. It is of course possible he is alive...or was, after the crash.

I have been intending to get one of the new gps emergency personal emergency locator beacons. I think will do it today. The cost seems high until you compare it to the cost of flying and to your loved ones not ever knowing what happened.

NTSB Identification: WPR12FAMS1
14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation
Accident occurred Monday, July 23, 2012 in Tonasket, WA
Aircraft: JEFFKO ED & CLAIRE GLASAIR, registration: N743CA
Injuries: 1 Fatal.

This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors. Any errors in this report will be corrected when the final report has been completed.

On July 23, 2012, an experimental amateur-built Jeffko Glasair, N743CA, did not arrive at its planned destination of Sequim Valley Airport, Sequim, Washington. The pilot/owner was operating the airplane under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91. The certified flight instructor was presumed to have sustained fatal injuries. The cross-country flight departed Tonasket Municipal Airport, Tonasket, Washington, about 0830. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the departure airport, and no flight plan had been filed.

On July 23, at 1520, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued an alert notice (ALNOT) for the missing airplane after family members reported that it had not arrived at its planed destination. A search and rescue mission was subsequently initiated by the Washington State Department of Transportation.

The search and rescue mission was called off at 1700 on July 29, after 100 sorties had been completed in the area of the Cascade Mountains, utilizing fixed wing and rotorcraft assets.

FAA records indicated that the airplane was issued its airworthiness certificate in October 2008.

N743CA is Assigned
Serial Number 178 Type Registration Co-Owned
Manufacturer Name JEFFKO ED & CLAIRE Certificate Issue Date 02/24/1982
Model GLASAIR Expiration Date 12/31/2013
Type Aircraft Fixed Wing Single-Engine Status Valid
Pending Number
Change None Type Engine Reciprocating
Date Change
Authorized None Dealer No
MFR Year 2008 Mode S Code 52376742
Fractional Owner NO
Name JEFFKO EDWARD T
Street 305 W 4TH ST
City TONASKET State WASHINGTON
County OKANOGAN Zip Code 98855
Country UNITED STATES
Engine Manufacturer LYCOMING Classification Experimental
Engine Model O-320-E2D Category Amateur Built
A/W Date 10/21/2008

littlewheelinback wrote:Well there are 10,000 foot peaks on his route...now his aircraft wouldn't have trouble getting over them...with enough room, but there are usually clouds in those mountains as you come west. If he was forced to navigate canyons to stay VFR...

Date of Issue: 2/14/2005
Certificate: COMMERCIAL PILOT
Ratings:
COMMERCIAL PILOT
AIRPLANE SINGLE ENGINE LAND
AIRPLANE SINGLE ENGINE SEA
INSTRUMENT AIRPLANE

cropduster13 wrote: Guy's that glasaire would'nt sink it'll float.....

littlewheelinback wrote:...I fly out of Jefferson CO airport .....

hotrod150 wrote:

littlewheelinback wrote:...I fly out of Jefferson CO airport .....

That's my home base too. What do you fly? I've got a red-n-white C150 taildragger, and keep it in one of the green hangars.

Eric

hotrod150 wrote:

cropduster13 wrote: Guy's that glasaire would'nt sink it'll float.....

What gives you that idea? Those things aren't foam filled, it'll bust up & sink (eventually) just like any other airplane.

Papa Foxtrot wrote:....I was curious why the searchers didn't get a ping from the ELT - may give credence to the possibility that he went down in the sound.
...

OregonMaule wrote:

hotrod150 wrote:

littlewheelinback wrote:...I fly out of Jefferson CO airport .....

That's my home base too. What do you fly? I've got a red-n-white C150 taildragger, and keep it in one of the green hangars. Eric

funny you have not met