On Wednesday, search teams from the Alaska Rescue Coordination Center, as well as Department of Public Safety’s HELO 3, continued searching around Crescent Lake on the Kenai Peninsula near Moose Pass for the two missing men from a reported plane crash that occurred Tuesday. Search teams are still in the field searching with helicopters, divers, sonar, and boats.
The two occupants of the overdue Piper PA-18 Super Cub are currently listed as missing persons and were identified as:
- 41-year-old Utah resident Paul Kondrat, a commercial fixed wing pilot and certified flight instructor
- 46-year-old Anchorage resident Mark Sletten, who is an Alaska Command J3 and fighter pilot
On Tuesday afternoon, Alaska Wildlife Troopers had been notified that two hikers had witnessed a plane crash at Crescent Lake near Moose Pass on the Kenai Peninsula. The search for the crash commenced and Wildlife Troopers soon learned that the plane was overdue. An Alaska Air National Guard rescue team was dispatched by the Alaska Rescue Coordination Center to the site; however, they were not able to locate either male. The NTSB has been notified.
This story will be updated as more details emerge.
