Help us FIND A MISSING PLANE

zihuat · Joined: 08 Dec 2006 Posts: 2 Location: Seattle

Help! My niece disappeared in a small plane 9 miles SSW of Sedona on 9/24/06. Intensive air-searches have yielded no sign of the plane or its two occupants.
The Last Known Postion (LKP) was 34° 48' 7" N, 111° 56' 52" W
Heading approx. 350° Magnetic. Altitude 5,200' and descending at 500 feet per minute (normal controlled descent rate).
This was a sightseeing trip with no flightplan, and a pilot who liked to "zoom canyons," so the plane (a white Cessna 182 w/brown stripes) may be in an area where trees or terrain might hide it from the air. We are especially interested in a polygon defined by Prescott/Williams/Mormon Lake/Payson/Carefree. This is a process of elimination now folks, and YOU CAN HELP the search effort:
1. Send (or post) details of hikes you've taken in these areas since 9/24 (GPS coords desired, but not necessary. Photos are a +).
2. Planning a trek? Ask us about remote areas that have not yet been groundsearched (or examine our search map -- details below).
A few examples are:
Sycamore Canyon -- esp. upper reaches like Volunteer Canyon and Little LO Spring.
Casper Mtn and Buck Ridge -- esp the NW slopes, in the shadows/trees.
Mooney, Loy, Hart Well, and Secret Canyons.
West Clear Creek Canyon, Beaver Creek Canyon, and the Mogollon Rim.
3. If you were out in a remote area ON the same day the plane vanished (9/24/06) anywhere, we especially would like to hear from you. Even if you did NOT see any low flying planes -- but can give us a time and precise location -- that information is valuable to us.

Details & contact info at http://www.N2700Q.com.
Our Google Earth "placemarks" file, showing the search areas, LKP, and other important info, is available at:
http://www.N2700Q.com/googleearth (it's the "MARSI.kmz" file)

GTG

I am sorry for the loss but this could bring some closure -
http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/2009/04/24/20090424plane-found0424-ON.html

Shawn · Posted: 4/24/2009, 8:02 pm Post subject:

"The key bit of information was a small fire reported on the same day as the disappearance of Westover's airplane. "

Sure strikes me as odd that it took this long to put those details together.
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azbackpackr · Posted: 4/25/2009, 12:54 pm Post subject:

ME TOO! I really wondered at that bit of info.

Anyway, very sad, and of course, I extend my condolences to the families.