A Haines man and a couple flying from Juneau to Yakutat are missing after their plane never arrived at its destination.
Coast Guard public affairs officer Mike Salerno said the owner and operator of the missing 1948 Beechcraft Bonanza is Samuel “Sam” Wright of Haines. Wright was flying two passengers, Hans Munich and Tanya Hutchins , to their home in Yakutat on Saturday, but the plane never made it.
Munich and Hutchins own Coastal Air Service – formerly Yakutat Coastal Airlines – where Munich has been flying for decades.Weather conditions for the search region are expected to deteriorate. According to the National Weather Service showers showers and heavy rain are expected to move into the region, reducing visibility and bringing wind gusts and lower cloud ceilings Monday evening.
“The weather is a factor, but it isn’t the only factor,” Salerno said. “The altitude combined with the cloud cover is impacting visual searching.”The Chilkat Valley News has been in publication since Jan. 3, 1966 and is Haines, Alaska's independent Newspaper of Record. KTOO collaborates with partners across the state to cover important news and to share stories with our audiences.
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