An emergency beacon activated after a plane experiencing mechanical trouble overturned near Hatcher Pass, prompting a multiday search that ended with officials learning the pilot was safe — and had coordinated his own rescue days earlier, troopers said.
Civil Air Patrol volunteer pilots found an empty, overturned 1946 Taylorcraft BV12-D near Lynx Peak in the Hatcher Pass area on Feb. 10, 2022, after about four days of search efforts also involving multiple agencies, according to Alaska State Troopers. Troopers said they later learned that the pilot of the aircraft had arranged for someone to pick him up after his plane experienced a mechanical problem Feb. 6.
Troopers first received the beacon transmission on Feb. 6 from what seemed to be an unidentifiable aircraft east of the Parks Highway, near Willow and Talkeetna, troopers said inMost modern emergency locators installed on planes include data in their transmissions about the plane and who it is registered to.
After four days of searching, Civil Air Patrol volunteer pilots located an overturned 1946 Taylorcraft BV12-D in the Lynx Peak area near Hatcher Pass on Thursday afternoon, according to troopers. Troopers notified the National Transportation Safety Board about the incident Thursday, McDaniel said. The plane’s owner is working to remove the aircraft from the site near Lynx Peak, troopers said.
McDaniel encouraged recreational pilots to report incidents like this one to state troopers or NTSB even when they don’t meet the threshold for federal reporting, “just to let folks know what’s going on with that airplane.”
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