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Search Underway for Missing 1976 Piper Cub Near Highway 97

By Drooid · Oct 12, 2026, 4:26 PM UTC · How we work

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Washington State Department of Transportation began searching for a missing 1976 Piper Cub near Highway 97.
The pilot and passenger left Penticton, BC, for Grangeville, ID, losing communication with Seattle Center.
The pilot’s daughter called the Okanogan County Sheriff’s Office to report the aircraft missing.
Search teams used cell-phone forensics and enlisted ground help from the Colville Confederated Tribes.
Operations will continue through Sunday in favorable weather, with fixed-wing aircraft trailing helicopters.

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Story summary

Washington State Department of Transportation began searching for a missing 1976 Piper Cub near Highway 97.
The pilot and passenger left Penticton, BC, for Grangeville, ID, losing communication with Seattle Center.
The pilot’s daughter called the Okanogan County Sheriff’s Office to report the aircraft missing.
Search teams used cell-phone forensics and enlisted ground help from the Colville Confederated Tribes.
Operations will continue through Sunday in favorable weather, with fixed-wing aircraft trailing helicopters.