ALNOT ISSUED for Joseph Radford N650RV, aircraft now found

LifeofReiley · #1 03-16-2011, 06:41 PM

Off of the SoCal Group today a post came through today stating an ALNOT was issued and active for N650RV, data base shows Joseph Radford as owner. In the light of helping out another RV'er, anybody know Joseph and where he is actually based? Sure would be comforting to know he's okay out there somewhere.

LifeofReiley · #2 03-16-2011, 08:35 PM

http://www.abc15.com/dpp/news/region...t-grand-canyon

Louise Hose · #3 03-17-2011, 10:54 AM

Search In Progress For Missing Aircraft And Pilot

By Shannan Marcak, Public Affairs Officer
March 17, 2011

On Sunday, March 13th, Grand Canyon Airport received a report from a general aviation pilot of an activated emergency locator transmitter (also known as an ELT). The airport immediately notified the NPS because the ELT had been detected approximately 30 miles northwest of Grand Canyon Village in the vicinity of Fossil Corridor within Grand Canyon National Park. The park?s helicopter flew the area in the vicinity of the reported ELT activation, but did not find any signs of a downed plane nor did they detect the beacon. Because no corresponding report of a missing plane could be found, the search was called off at that point. On Monday, the Coconino County Sheriff?s Office contacted the park about a missing person ? 47-year-old Joseph Radford of Glendale, Arizona. In the course of their investigation, the sheriff?s office had determined that Radford owned a red, RV-6 homebuilt, experimental aircraft, which was also missing. They also determined that Radford?s plane was seen at Grand Canyon Airport shortly after 8:30 a.m. the previous Friday. Based on radar tracking information from Friday, the crew of the park helicopter concentrated their search efforts in the Scorpion Ridge area, located in the vicinity of the Dragon Corridor, on Monday. On Tuesday, the park?s helicopter and fixed-wing aircraft both flew search patterns in the Fossil Corridor and Scorpion Ridge areas, but with no success. Meanwhile, the sheriff?s office continued its investigations and began contacting backpackers known to have been to these areas to see if anyone had seen or heard the plane on Friday. Investigations and aerial searches continued yesterday. The focus was on Bedrock and Galloway Canyons in the Fossil Corridor area. Radford is described as a 47-year-old white male, with blue eyes, graying hair and a receding hairline. He is 5?11? tall and weighs approximately 190 pounds. His plane is described as an RV6 Kit Built cherry red airplane with tail number N650RV. Anyone who may have seen Radford or his plane on Friday morning is asked to contact the park at 928-638-7805. The latest estimate of the total search area is 600 square miles with the National Park Service leading joint search operations with the Coconino County Sheriff?s Office.

RV6_flyer · #4 03-17-2011, 03:32 PM

This is what the aircraft looks like.

Ron Lee · #5 03-18-2011, 09:38 AM

Subject lines matter. I thought someone was trying to locate a person for personal reasons. I had no idea that he was missing...presumably during a flight.

Edit: What caught my attention was the related post: "Missing RV-6"

Unfortunately I have no way to help.

LifeofReiley · #6 03-18-2011, 09:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ron Lee

Subject lines matter. I thought someone was trying to locate a person for personal reasons. I had no idea that he was missing...presumably during a flight.

Fixed it Ron...

AZtailwind · #7 03-18-2011, 10:38 AM

ELT was received approximatly 20 miles NE of Grand Canyon Airport over last weekend. This is in the Zuni VFR corridor area where the search is concentrating on.

n5lp · #8 03-18-2011, 10:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AZtailwind

ELT was received approximatly 20 miles NE of Grand Canyon Airport over last weekend. This is in the Zuni VFR corridor area where the search is concentrating on.

I don't know which is accurate but the NPS release quoted by Louise, above, says the ELT was northwest of Grand Canyon Village which is near the airport.

Snowflake · #9 03-18-2011, 06:12 PM

I hope that he, and that pretty airplane, are okay, but it doesn't sound too promising if someone was reporting an ELT...

Louise Hose · #10 03-21-2011, 08:41 AM

GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK
Search Continues For Missing Aircraft And Pilot

The park is continuing to search approximately 600 square miles of rugged backcountry for a possible downed plane. The red, RV-6 homebuilt experimental aircraft and its pilot ? 47-year-old Joseph Radford of Glendale, Arizona ? were last seen on Friday, March 11th, and an ELT signal was detected two days later approximately 30 miles northwest of Grand Canyon Village in the vicinity of Fossil Corridor. A search has been underway since then. The NPS has used both a fixed-wing airplane and helicopter in search efforts over the last several days, but no signs of either Radford or the plane have been found. The National Park Service is leading joint search operations, which are being conducted with the Coconino County Sheriff?s Office. Both agencies are grateful to the Civil Air Patrol for its invaluable assistance with investigations, including radar and ELT analyses.
Contact Information
Name: Maureen Oltrogge and Shannan Marcak, Public Affairs Officers