06 January 2009

CAP: Bad weather hampers search for missing plane last seen in Ala

Associated Press
Published: January 5, 2009

A search for a crop-duster aircraft that
went missing on the way from Alabama to Mississippi has been
hampered by bad weather.

Missing plane in Alabama

Civil Air Patrol Maj. Patricia Mitcham of Huntsville said Monday
the yellow aircraft, with blue markings, was reported missing
Friday afternoon on a flight from Greenville, Ala., to Cleveland,
Miss. Only the pilot was on board.

Mitcham said the air patrol in both states began a search
Saturday morning. But a two-day search of parts of east Mississippi
and west Alabama was suspended Sunday because of bad weather, which
also threatened Monday’s search efforts.

The aircraft was last reported near Livingston, Ala. Mitcham
said anyone with information about the plane can contact the air
patrol at 334-467-0897 in Alabama or 601-529-1580 in Mississippi.

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