Plane believed down in Routt County; search is launched

[natedawg1604]

This explains what CAP units were looking for all day today, the CAP conv. channel was quite active...

Plane believed down in Routt County; search is launched - The Denver Post

 

[jimmnn]

Crash site has been located by SAR near Rabbit Ears pass.

Jim<

 

[wuzafuzz]

This explains what CAP units were looking for all day today, the CAP conv. channel was quite active...

Plane believed down in Routt County; search is launched - The Denver Post

Most of the day CAP was being evaluated by the Air Force. You can read about that here:
https://www.facebook.com/ColoradoWingCAP

 

[natedawg1604]

Most of the day CAP was being evaluated by the Air Force. You can read about that here:
https://www.facebook.com/ColoradoWingCAP

Did the evaluation specifically relate to this incident (which was obviously unplanned), or were they already planning an evaluation for that day?

 

[MtnBiker2005]

Registration: N3509M
C/n / msn: 28R-7837119
Type: Piper PA-28R-201 Arrow III
http://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=168614

N3509M Rental Aircraft Info
http://www.journeysaviation.com/aircraft/N3509M/N3509M.php
http://www.journeysaviation.com/aircraft_details.php

Two dead in Steamboat Springs airplane crash identified
http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_26311858/two-dead-steamboat-air-crash-identified

 

[wuzafuzz]

Did the evaluation specifically relate to this incident (which was obviously unplanned), or were they already planning an evaluation for that day?

The evaluation was planned well in advance. They occur every two years.