Small plane crashes in Morgan County
Updated: 11/15/2012 9:29 pm | Published: 11/15/2012 5:54 pm
MORGAN, Utah (ABC 4 News) - A small plane crashed five miles north of the Morgan airport sometime Thursday morning.
The plane took off from Morgan en route to the Logan airport at 6 a.m. said Deputy Tyler Grose of the Morgan County Sheriffs Office.
It was piloted by a 50-year-old man, who Grose said was a seasoned military pilot with years of experience.
Around 5:30 p.m., a private pilot spotted the wreckage in a remote mountainous area near the Morgan airport.
The plane was a 1968 single engine Grumman and was not equipped with a homing beacon. Grose also stated there was no distress call reported from the plane.
Stay tuned to ABC 4 News and ABC4.com for more on this story. You can also follow us on Twitter @KTVX.
Copyright 2012 Newport Television LLC All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
