Incident Details
On June 3, 2001, a Piper PA-28-181, registration N8253W, departed Perris Valley Airport at 1915 Pacific daylight time en route to Brackett Field in Laverne, California. The aircraft was operated by Air Desert Pacific under 14 CFR Part 91 and rented to the pilot for a personal flight. After 1932 hours PDT, the airplane became missing in the vicinity of Lytle Creek, California.
Search and Status
The operator reported the aircraft overdue on June 6, 2001. As of June 14, the airplane had not been located. The private pilot, the sole occupant, is missing. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time, and no flight plan had been filed.
Additional Information
No further details are available regarding the circumstances of the disappearance.