Coast Guard searching for overdue aircraft near Arcata airport

DATE: March 2, 2009 12:59:25 PM PST

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

		Eleventh Coast Guard District
MEDIA ADVISORY	DATE: CONTACT:	03/02/2009 LT Russ Merrick (609)408-3262
Coast Guard searching for overdue aircraft near Arcata airport
WHO: US Coast Guard Group Humboldt Bay, Mckinnleyville, Calif. WHAT: Conducting search for missing aircraft tail number N521DS, which was supposed to arrive in Arcata Sunday night at approximately 11:30 p.m., from Bakersfield. The aircraft type is a DA40. WHEN: Monday at 12:41 p.m. WHERE: Last radar position of aircraft was six miles northwest of Arcata Airport, at 100 feet above the ocean. More information will be made available as it arrives. Questions or information should be sent to LT Russ Merrick, PIO. ###