Found Deceased Ak - Art Ward, 63, & Ann Ward, 59, Plane Disappeared On Way From Salcha To Mccarthy, 24 Jun 2018

[cybervampira]

Search underway for plane missing with Alaska pilot and wife on board

Multiple agencies as well as volunteer pilots from the community are searching for an overdue plane that disappeared on the way to McCarthy.

The two people on board the missing Piper Supercub has been identified as 63-year-old Art Ward and his wife 59-year-old Ann Ward.

According to the Air National Guard, the couple took off from Salcha Sunday morning and were scheduled to land in McCarthy later that day, but by Monday morning the plane still had not arrived. A family member reported the plane overdue to the Rescue Coordination Center at around 10:40 a.m.

Anchorage Daily News

Search for missing plane with Salcha couple onboard continues

 

[mom2four717]

I hope all odds are wrong and this couple is located safe. May they have nothing but amazing stories to tell.

 

[Darling136]

The wreckage of an aircraft missing since Sunday has been located and both people aboard the flight, Arthur and Ann Ward of Salcha, have been confirmed dead according to Alaska State Troopers.

UPDATE: Missing plane found, couple confirmed dead