Pennsylvania State Police are asking for help finding a missing pilot who took off in a small plane in Indiana County on Wednesday evening and didn’t return.
Troopers said David Edward Wittmer, 75, was flying the ultralight aircraft and practicing touch-and-go landings in a field near Church Street in Young Township. He was reported to have taken off from the field around 6 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. and has not yet returned.
Wittmer’s truck was found near the field, and his phone was located inside a nearby camper he was using.
According to a release from state police, investigators believe Wittmer and the aircraft are likely to be found within a two to six-mile radius of the field. They added that, however, the aircraft may have a range of up to 100 miles.
State troopers, members of the PSP Aviation Patrol Unit and local firefighters searched overnight and resumed searching again Thursday morning.
Wittmer is described as 6 feet, 1 inch tall, weighing 180 pounds, with gray hair and brown eyes.
Anyone with information is asked to call 911 immediately.
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