Authorities have located an airplane that crashed off Pacheco Pass that may be the missing aircraft reported Sunday morning.
A rancher found the crashed aircraft off Pacheco Pass near Canada Road, said Capt. Eric Taylor with the San Benito County Sheriff’s Office.
Authorities were already searching for an airplane that took off from Frazier Lake Airpark on Saturday and did not return when due back, according to a statement from the county sheriff’s office released Sunday morning.
There was a man from Gilroy and woman from San Jose on the plane, but families asked that authorities not immediately identify them, Taylor said.
“They’re hiking down to see if it’s the same plane or not,” said Taylor, referring to deputies with the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office.
The San Benito County Sheriff’s Office received a report at about 9:30 p.m. Saturday about an “overdue aircraft at Frazier Lake Airpark in San Benito County. The plane took off around noon and had yet to return as of shortly before 10 a.m. Sunday, according to the sheriff’s office.
A male and female were on board the 1950 Cessna 140A aircraft, described as being white with a red nose and red stripe down the side.
“The pilot has a history of just doing some local flying,” Taylor said.
Anybody having any information on this missing aircraft was urged to call the San Benito County Sheriff’s Office at (831) 636-4080 or a nearby enforcement agency.
Look back for more. This story is developing.
