Dec. 2, 2009
West Virginia CAP Aircrew Locates Wreckage of Missing Plane Near Rainelle
Special to Huntingtonnews.net
Maxwell Air Force Base, AL (HNN) – An aircrew from the Clarksburg Composite Squadron has located the wreckage of a twin-engine Piper PA-30 that had been reported missing after it left a Texas airport Nov. 23 for Virginia.
The aircrew spotted the Piper about 9:40 a.m. five miles north of the Rainelle VOR ground station. The crash site was confirmed about 1:30 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2009. West Virginia State Police are now in charge of the area.
The wing had been alerted about the missing plane early Sunday, Nov. 29, 2009 by the Air Force Rescue Coordination Center. The pilot, Dr. Kwan Kwok of Virginia, had taken off from Dalhart Municipal Airport in extreme northwest Texas without filing a flight plan, but officials believed the Piper’s flight path made southern West Virginia the prime search area.
The last known contact with the pilot came when he left the airport. The flight would have lasted four to five hours. Weather conditions were windy, with low clouds and drizzling rain.
Six aircraft from the West Virginia Wing searched for the missing plane all day Sunday, and three planes were involved today. In addition, ground teams from the Beckley Composite and Charleston Cadet squadrons worked with searchers from the state Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management, with assistance from the Fayette County Sheriff’s Department.
Editor's Note: From NewsChannel 10 KFDA in Amarillo, TX:
Dalhart, Texas - The missing plane that took off from Dalhart last week is recovered in West Virginia Tuesday.
The West Virginia Civil Air Patrol says Dr. Kwan Kwok was reported missing by his sister and the search began over the weekend. Kwok recently bought a small aircraft in Dalhart and was planning to fly back to his home state of Virginia. The West Virginia Civil Air Patrol says he did not file a flight plan before leaving Dalhart.
His body was discovered along with the wreckage. The case has now been turned over to the West Virginia State Police for further investigation.
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West Virginia CAP Aircrew Locates Wreckage of Missing Plane Near Rainelle
Special to Huntingtonnews.net
Maxwell Air Force Base, AL (HNN) – An aircrew from the Clarksburg Composite Squadron has located the wreckage of a twin-engine Piper PA-30 that had been reported missing after it left a Texas airport Nov. 23 for Virginia.
The aircrew spotted the Piper about 9:40 a.m. five miles north of the Rainelle VOR ground station. The crash site was confirmed about 1:30 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2009. West Virginia State Police are now in charge of the area.
The wing had been alerted about the missing plane early Sunday, Nov. 29, 2009 by the Air Force Rescue Coordination Center. The pilot, Dr. Kwan Kwok of Virginia, had taken off from Dalhart Municipal Airport in extreme northwest Texas without filing a flight plan, but officials believed the Piper’s flight path made southern West Virginia the prime search area.
The last known contact with the pilot came when he left the airport. The flight would have lasted four to five hours. Weather conditions were windy, with low clouds and drizzling rain.
Six aircraft from the West Virginia Wing searched for the missing plane all day Sunday, and three planes were involved today. In addition, ground teams from the Beckley Composite and Charleston Cadet squadrons worked with searchers from the state Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management, with assistance from the Fayette County Sheriff’s Department.
Editor's Note: From NewsChannel 10 KFDA in Amarillo, TX:
Dalhart, Texas - The missing plane that took off from Dalhart last week is recovered in West Virginia Tuesday.
The West Virginia Civil Air Patrol says Dr. Kwan Kwok was reported missing by his sister and the search began over the weekend. Kwok recently bought a small aircraft in Dalhart and was planning to fly back to his home state of Virginia. The West Virginia Civil Air Patrol says he did not file a flight plan before leaving Dalhart.
His body was discovered along with the wreckage. The case has now been turned over to the West Virginia State Police for further investigation.
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