DOWAGIAC, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – A small, home-built airplane and its 83-year-old pilot are missing after taking off around 11:00 a.m. Sunday from Dowagiac for what should have been an hour-long flight.
The Michigan Wing Civil Air Patrol says Richard Martin of Marcellus built the plane himself and is believed to have been the only one on board. The aluminum plane has no electronics and was seen heading north after taking off.
Crews are searching north and northwest of Dowagiac with searches underway in Benton Harbor and South Haven.
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