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glaciermonkey
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nice work, to the sledder at Schreiber's involved in the plane crash rescue.
thanks
thanks
atta boys!
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DOO tell....... what happened?
DOO tell....... what happened?
Here's some updated info. They better not dilly dally getting it off or it'll get swallowed up by the glacier.
http://www.bellinghamherald.com/2012/02/12/2391206/snowmobilers-rescue-pilot-after.html
BELLINGHAM — A 28-year-old Bellingham man and his passenger were safe Sunday after crash-landing a small plane Saturday night nearly 8,000 feet high on the south side of Mount Baker.
Both the pilot and passenger, whose names were not released, were rescued from the snow-covered volcano by snowmobilers who saw the wreck, according to the Federal Aviation Administration and the Whatcom County Sheriff’s Office.
Neither pilot or passenger were injured.
The plane was a described as a Piper PA-18, a two-seat single-engine aircraft manufactured in 1953. It was registered to the 208 Corp. of Seattle, according to the FAA. A photograph with the FAA’s online registry showed it was painted bright yellow.
Details of the crash were sketchy, said Mike Fergus, spokesman for the FAA’s Northwest Mountain Region. He said the plane made what was described as an emergency landing. “There was substantial damage to the aircraft,” Fergus said.
The state Transportation Department and possibly the National Transportation Safety Board are investigating the incident. Officials from those agencies did not return phone calls Sunday afternoon.
Renee Bodine, public affairs officer for the Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest, said she could not recall if a plane has ever crashed on Mount Baker.
The incident began as an aircraft was reported missing Saturday night by family members who said the pilot had not returned from his trip to take photos of Mount Baker. About the same time, the Transportation Department's Aviation Division was alerted to an emergency beacon from a downed aircraft.
A crew from the Whidbey Island Naval Air Station was scrambled to search for the lost plane.
Meanwhile, law-enforcement officials in Whatcom County received reports about 7:20 p.m. Saturday of both a snowmobile accident and a plane crash or forced landing at Schreibers Meadow, a popular recreation area south of the 10,781-foot Mount Baker.
Although much of the land in the Mount Baker National Recreation Area is designated wilderness and off-limits to vehicles, there is a small portion that's open to snowmobilers. It's accessible only by unpaved roads from Whatcom County on the west and by U.S. Forest Service roads and hiking trails on the southeast side via Skagit County.
When search-and-rescue personnel arrived at Schreibers Meadow, they learned that injured snowmobilers had been taken off the mountain by friends. Information on the extent of their injuries was unknown.
Search and rescue personnel proceeded toward the signal from the plane's emergency beacon on the Deming Glacier at the 7,800-foot level.
When they reached the plane, it was empty. Officials learned later that snowmobilers had transported the pilot off the mountain.
It was unknown how the plane was to be removed from the glacier. Bodine said that typically, debris must be packed out of wilderness areas unless a special permit can be obtained for motorized vehicles.
The Associated Press contributed to this story.
http://www.bellinghamherald.com/2012/02/12/2391206/snowmobilers-rescue-pilot-after.html
BELLINGHAM — A 28-year-old Bellingham man and his passenger were safe Sunday after crash-landing a small plane Saturday night nearly 8,000 feet high on the south side of Mount Baker.
Both the pilot and passenger, whose names were not released, were rescued from the snow-covered volcano by snowmobilers who saw the wreck, according to the Federal Aviation Administration and the Whatcom County Sheriff’s Office.
Neither pilot or passenger were injured.
The plane was a described as a Piper PA-18, a two-seat single-engine aircraft manufactured in 1953. It was registered to the 208 Corp. of Seattle, according to the FAA. A photograph with the FAA’s online registry showed it was painted bright yellow.
Details of the crash were sketchy, said Mike Fergus, spokesman for the FAA’s Northwest Mountain Region. He said the plane made what was described as an emergency landing. “There was substantial damage to the aircraft,” Fergus said.
The state Transportation Department and possibly the National Transportation Safety Board are investigating the incident. Officials from those agencies did not return phone calls Sunday afternoon.
Renee Bodine, public affairs officer for the Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest, said she could not recall if a plane has ever crashed on Mount Baker.
The incident began as an aircraft was reported missing Saturday night by family members who said the pilot had not returned from his trip to take photos of Mount Baker. About the same time, the Transportation Department's Aviation Division was alerted to an emergency beacon from a downed aircraft.
A crew from the Whidbey Island Naval Air Station was scrambled to search for the lost plane.
Meanwhile, law-enforcement officials in Whatcom County received reports about 7:20 p.m. Saturday of both a snowmobile accident and a plane crash or forced landing at Schreibers Meadow, a popular recreation area south of the 10,781-foot Mount Baker.
Although much of the land in the Mount Baker National Recreation Area is designated wilderness and off-limits to vehicles, there is a small portion that's open to snowmobilers. It's accessible only by unpaved roads from Whatcom County on the west and by U.S. Forest Service roads and hiking trails on the southeast side via Skagit County.
When search-and-rescue personnel arrived at Schreibers Meadow, they learned that injured snowmobilers had been taken off the mountain by friends. Information on the extent of their injuries was unknown.
Search and rescue personnel proceeded toward the signal from the plane's emergency beacon on the Deming Glacier at the 7,800-foot level.
When they reached the plane, it was empty. Officials learned later that snowmobilers had transported the pilot off the mountain.
It was unknown how the plane was to be removed from the glacier. Bodine said that typically, debris must be packed out of wilderness areas unless a special permit can be obtained for motorized vehicles.
The Associated Press contributed to this story.
Turns out this was one of my buddies from school. Not sure what happened as he's still wrapped up in the FAA and insurance, but good work and thanks to those involved! Here are some pictures to go along with the story, on the glacier and from them getting it down.
Link to video. Pilot tells the story.
http://www.king5.com/video/featured...-survives-plane-crash-139561438.html#comments
http://www.king5.com/video/featured...-survives-plane-crash-139561438.html#comments
Wow! no good deed goes unpunished. Glad they are all ok. I don't get story of the snowmobilers needing rescue then the snowmobilers rescuing the pilot and passenger after the plane crash. I don't think that damage is going to buff out, those scratches look deep.
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paulharris
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wow, the pilot of that plane was trying to help the injured snowmobiler and thats when he crashed the plane. How did they get this plane down to the sno-park?
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As part of the search and rescue party that went up looking for him that night, it would have been nice if he would have told us he was the pilot when he was sitting in the Skagit County Sheriff's car. 7 people went up on the mountain that night to look for him for 3 1/2 hours. He did not state his name correctly to the sheriff. WTF!!! Glad none of those 7 people were killed or injured looking for him. Glad he was ok, but the search was not necessary, it would have been nice to know that before going up there in the middle of the night looking for him on the glacier.
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glaciermonkey
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i hear u, but your a volunteer right? half the calls i go on as a volunteer ff are false alarms. it's the nature of the job, at least you guys got some practice. sorry no one was thinking about u.
i think it's really cool that the nearby sledders on an isolated mountain were able to successfully do two rescues in one day at no charge $
Volunteer yes! We do it for free...We use our gas, our time and our machines. But this guy gave a false name (Renee?) to the sheriff and the Search and Rescue.
We get plenty of practice! We do not need false alarms when the person is lying....That is dangerous for our guys. Again, glad he is ok and glad the other sledders got him out safely, but the fact that he gave a false name to the sheriff and the search and rescue is the issue here...we were turned around at Lake Tyee to go up and search for this guy.
Our search and rescue got the plane to the parking lot also. We are not looking for any glory, but we are a little upset that we risked our lives up there for someone that should have told us who he was. We saw him on our way up, why didn't he say he was the pilot?
We get plenty of practice! We do not need false alarms when the person is lying....That is dangerous for our guys. Again, glad he is ok and glad the other sledders got him out safely, but the fact that he gave a false name to the sheriff and the search and rescue is the issue here...we were turned around at Lake Tyee to go up and search for this guy.
Our search and rescue got the plane to the parking lot also. We are not looking for any glory, but we are a little upset that we risked our lives up there for someone that should have told us who he was. We saw him on our way up, why didn't he say he was the pilot?
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