Associated Press - September 14, 2007 1:04 AM ET
JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. (AP) - A Yucca Valley pilot has been found dead at the wreckage of a single-engine plane that crashed on a mountainside near Joshua Tree National Park.
A San Bernardino County sheriff's spokeswoman says the 72-year-old man flew out of Big Bear Airport Tuesday. When no one had heard from him, the Civil Air Patrol launched a search. The wreckage was found on Copper Mountain about 1 p.m. Thursday.
The crash is being investigated by the sheriff's aviation division and the National Transportation Safety Board.
Information from: Gary Daigneault, KCDZ, Joshua Tree
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Born and Raised in southern Oregon. Became a Christian at the age of 13. Worked broadcasting and marketing on west coast and Chicago area from 1970s-2001. Returned to college Chicago Art Institute / Illinois Institute of Art Schaumburg and graduated BFA Multimedia/WebDesign 2004 with honors. Media Designer/Editor for Adventure-Crew since then. Photographer/Photo judge, artistic designer, outdoor video producer, writer, researcher, voice-over artist. Enjoy wildlife photography and video, and wilderness bicycling. Whos Who in American Music Students. Married to cute blond nurse, children and grand children.