Pilot found dead after plane crashes in Kittitas County

Pilot found dead at crash site near Whiskey Dick Mountain

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – A plane that went missing following its departure from Yakima, Washington has been located at a crash site near Whiskey Dick Mountain, officials announced Wednesday. Officials heard of the missing red, white and blue Cessna 150 after it departed from the Yakima Air Terminal around 3:45 p.m. Tuesday on its way to the Lake Chelan Airport in northern Washington. “A family member reported it missing when the plane did not arr…

Crews find wreckage of plane that crashed in Kittitas County

The plane took off from Yakima on Tuesday afternoon.

Pilot found dead after plane crashes in Kittitas County

The pilot was supposed to land at Lake Chelan Airport Tuesday evening, but never arrived.

Missing plane and pilot located near Whiskey Dick Mountain

OLYMPIA – The search for a missing plane and pilot ended on Wednesday, March 5, when air search and rescue crews located the crash site near Whiskey Dick Mountain, east of Ellensburg. Tragically the pilot and sole occupant was found deceased.

Pilot Found Deceased After Small Plane Crash in Central Washington

ELLENSBURG, WA – Kittitas County authorities located the crash site of a small plane near Whiskey Dick Mountain on Wednesday morning after an overnight search. The pilot, who was the sole occupant, was found deceased. The aircraft had been en route from Yakima to Chelan when it was reported missing Tuesday night. Kittitas County deputies, along with Search and Kittitas County Search & Rescue, conducted a search based on the plane’s last known lo…

UPDATE: Missing plane found in Kittitas County - Elkhorn Media Group

KITTITAS COUNTY – (News Release from Kittitas County Sheriff’s Office) Kittitas County Deputies and Kittitas County Search & Rescue volunteers responded last night (Tuesday) to a report of a small plane that went missing while flying over Kittitas County in route from Yakima to Chelan. Based on the plane’s last known location and planned route, searchers worked into the early morning in the area of Whiskey Dick Mountain in Kittitas County and th…