March 16, 2007: Oregon CAP Wing Finds Downed Plane, Pilot Alive

On this date in 2007, the Oregon Wing of the CAP spotted a downed aircraft and its pilot, who survived the crash.

And excerpt from the the Salem (Oregon) News:

A Klamath Falls pilot who crashed his Cessna 182 airplane late Friday night was found alive by Civil Air Patrol pilots. The group launches aircraft to aid in the search of missing pilots and planes.  Oregon's CAP Wing was alerted to the report of a downed Cessna 182 in Southern Oregon west of Diamond Lake after the pilot reported around 11:00 PM that he was low on fuel.  Communicating with the Seattle Air Center, the pilot was advised to set his transponder to a certain frequency. This device sends out a signal that can be read by search crews to determine the location of a missing plane or boat.

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