FAA says plane that left Minden-Tahoe Airport Wednesday is overdue
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 02/07/2013 - 11:23am
UPDATE: The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office is investigating an incident of an overdue plane from the Minden-Tahoe Airport.
A Cessna model 172, red and white in color, bearing tail number N328SP, left the Minden Airport Wednesday at around 5 p.m. The plane was piloted by 46 year-old Keith Jorgenson of Gardnerville. Jorgenson was the sole occupant of the plane.
It is reported that Jorgenson had planned to return to the airport by dark, however he never returned. A check of surrounding airports in Carson City and Mono County revealed that Jorgenson did not land there either. Lyon County is currently checking.
The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue Team has been deployed to assist in the search. They will be utilizing an ELT (Emergency Locator Transmitter) device to search for any signals from a distress radio beacon.
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11:23AM: The FAA reports that a Cessna 172 that left Minden-Tahoe Airport Wednesday night did not return to the airport as was intended. KRNV reports that Douglas County authorities have been alerted by the FAA about the overdue aircraft, which left at 5 p.m., and was expected to return to the airport.
The airplane is said to be registered to a Gardnerville owner.
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