The search for a missing Lake Roesiger pilot and his Taylorcraft two-seat airplane is moving to Olympia Airport.
Fifty-one year old Gordon Last has been missing since Saturday, Oct. 10. He did not say where he was going. Searchers have received tips from witnesses and a radar forensics team that suggest he may have landed in Westport, walked into town and then departed, flying in a northeast direction.
The search area is about 1,900 square miles covering Grays Harbor County, the southeast corner of Thurston County and a small piece of northwest Lewis County.
Rainy and cloudy weather prevented search aircraft from going up Friday. Air searches will remain weather dependent.
Searchers from WSDOT Aviation, Civil Air Patrol, Washington Air Search and Rescue and the Snohomish County Sheriff's Office have participated in the effort.
Last's plane departed from Harvey Field Airport in Snohomish on Saturday afternoon. He was expected to return to Harvey Field later that afternoon. His girlfriend reported him as missing when he failed to return.
According to reports, the plane had no emergency locator beacon or transponder on board, and no flight plan was filed.
Anyone who may have information on this aircraft is encouraged to contact the search staff at missingaircraft@wsdot.wa.gov .
Fifty-one year old Gordon Last has been missing since Saturday, Oct. 10. He did not say where he was going. Searchers have received tips from witnesses and a radar forensics team that suggest he may have landed in Westport, walked into town and then departed, flying in a northeast direction.
The search area is about 1,900 square miles covering Grays Harbor County, the southeast corner of Thurston County and a small piece of northwest Lewis County.
Rainy and cloudy weather prevented search aircraft from going up Friday. Air searches will remain weather dependent.
Searchers from WSDOT Aviation, Civil Air Patrol, Washington Air Search and Rescue and the Snohomish County Sheriff's Office have participated in the effort.
Last's plane departed from Harvey Field Airport in Snohomish on Saturday afternoon. He was expected to return to Harvey Field later that afternoon. His girlfriend reported him as missing when he failed to return.
According to reports, the plane had no emergency locator beacon or transponder on board, and no flight plan was filed.
Anyone who may have information on this aircraft is encouraged to contact the search staff at missingaircraft@wsdot.wa.gov .
