INCIDENT 2007-02 SEARCH FOR MISSING AN-2 INCIDENT LOG
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Incident Number 2007-02 |
Agency Inland Rescue Coordination Center |
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Date-Time 2007-07-10T1325 PST |
Incident Type Missing Aircraft |
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Incident Name Avia Services AN-2 |
Location Last Known Point Archer's Pass |
Note: Compressed Time used in this incident.
| Time: | Description: | Contact: | Initials: |
| 1325 | Received ALNOT 2007-07-10T1255 Glencoe ARTCC for missing aircraft on flight from Carson Wells to Hogben. Last contact at 0800 as aircraft entered Archer's Pass. Low ceilings and turbulence reported in pass. Aircraft declared overdue at 1000 - communications search complete with no contact. | Glencoe ARTCC | KB |
| 1345 | Requested availability of aircraft for search from Air Militia No. 3 Flight | Commanding Officer, No. 3 Flight, Air Militia, Hogben | DH |
| 1400 | Requested availability of Air Rescue aircraft from 4th Air Rescue Squadron | Command Post, Dowding Air Base | DH |
| 1410 | Requested Copeland National Medical Center forward stage a medevac helicopter to Hogben. | Flight Operations, Copeland National Medical Center | KB |
| 1415 | Advised 2 general aviation aircraft with crews of 1 pilot and 2 observers each can launch from Hogben in 15 minutes. Dispatched 1 aircraft for route search Hogben-Archer's Pass-Carson Wells, refuel at Carson Wells, route search return to Hogben. | Commanding Officer, No. 3 Flight, Air Militia, Hogben | DH |
| 1415 | Dispatched second Air Militia aircraft route search through Archer's Pass from Hogben and then search front of North Range left and right of track. | Commanding Officer, No. 3 Flight, Air Militia, Hogben | DH |
| 1415 | Requested 4th Air Rescue Squadron launch 1 Aviacar fixed wing and 1 Mi-4 helicopter to Hogben for second set of search sorties. Their estimated time of departure 5 minutes. | Command Post, Dowding Air Base | DH |
| 1430 | Pilot of first route search aircraft reports turbulence past Obsession. | Aircraft | KB |
| 1438 | First route search aircraft reports wreckage on west wall of Archers Pass, approximately 6 miles into the pass, wings and tail separated from fuselage, fuselage in at least two sections, no signals from survivors. | Aircraft | KB |
| 1445 | Requested Auxiliary Fore Service Company 33 send their off road capable truck to wreck site to assess situation and determine status of casualties. | Fire Company 33 | DH |
| 1445 | Requested availability of Alpine Club of Perilo mountain rescue team in case of requirement for vertical rescue. | Alpine Club of Perilo | KB |
| 1450 | Requested 2 ambulances from Hogben Medical Society be dispatched to scene to provide emergency medical transport - conditions in pass may make helicopter rescue impractical. | Hogben Medical Society | DH |
| 1455 | Release aircraft from 4th Air Rescue Squadron. | Command Post, Dowding Air Base | DH |
| 1456 | Constabulary patrol in pass reports they are at wreck site and there are no survivors. Incident transferred to on scene command of Perilo Constabulary. | 4th Squadron, C Troop, 2nd Platoon | KB |