Missing plane located in Aeneas Valley, occupants deceased

Fatal plane crash wreckage found in Okanogan County

Pilot Nicholas Grachanin, 61, and passenger Jim Merik were found in the 1976 Piper cub aircraft.

NTSB investigating after wreckage of small plane recovered near Tonasket

Search crews discovered the wreckage of a small plane near Tonasket on Sunday evening after the aircraft crashed while flying from Penticton, British Columbia, to Grangeville, Idaho.

Missing plane located in Aeneas Valley, occupants deceased

UPDATE: October 11 at 8:51 p.m.

Two Found Dead After Missing Plane Located Near Tonasket

OKANOGAN COUNTY, WA – A search for a missing aircraft traveling from British Columbia to Grangeville, Idaho, ended Sunday, October 11, after search and rescue crews located the wreckage in Aeneas Valley near Tonasket. The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) confirmed that the pilot, 61-year-old Nicholas Grachanin, and passenger Jim Marek were found deceased inside the aircraft. The plane departed Penticton, British Columbia, on…