UNITED STATES AIR FORCE AUXILIARY
OREGON WING CIVIL AIR PATROL
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS

NEWS RELEASE 29 JULY 2002

CONTACT:

THOMAS TRAVER, PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICER
DAYS 503-233-5159
EVES 503-794-2838
EMAIL THOMTRA@AOL.COM

Aircraft Accident Claims Life of Local Pilot, Son

On July 27, 28, the Oregon Wing of the Civil Air Patrol, supported a three 
state search including, Idaho and Wyoming, in searching for a missing 
single engine Cessna C-177 aircraft reported overdue on a flight from 
Worland, Wyoming to Hillsboro, Oregon with a planned stop at McCall, 
Idaho. .

Pilot Tom Dorset (age 64) of Hillsboro and his son Tim of southern 
California, (age 40) departed Worland, WY at 7-a.m. local time on the 
flight to Hillsboro Oregon. When the aircraft failed to report at the 
planned stop at McCall, ID, the family reported the aircraft overdue. Mr. 
Dorset had filed a flight plan, which aided in the search. The crash 
locator beacon or ELT was destroyed in the crash and the CAP search team 
resorted to the use of FAA radar tapes to assist in locating the plane. 
The aircraft was located about 7:30 A.M. Sunday, July 28th at the 10,700' 
level of Muddy Monument Mountain, just 50 miles from Worland, WY by a 
Wyoming Wing Civil Air Patrol search aircraft. There were no survivors.

The Oregon Wing has since Jan 1st responded to 27-mission requests this 
year. Requests have included the shut down of non-distress crash beacons, 
search for overdue aircraft, airborne support to Sheriff for locating lost 
hikers and documenting disasters such as the Wallowa Lake landslide. A new 
task for the CAP involves Homeland Defense missions. The Civil Air Patrol 
performs over 80 percent of all airborne search and rescue missions 
requiring aircraft under the direction of the United States Air Force's 
Air Force Rescue Coordination Center.