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Final Approach
passing along from CPA
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Hello fellow fliers........
I hope you can assist me in locating my aircraft which went missing the night of March 1 from Oliver Airport, in the south Okanagan of BC. It was last seen at the airport in March 1st morning and was not there when I went to check on the plane this afternoon, March 2nd. They picked the first clear night in a while and a nearly full moon to steal it. It may have been stolen for smuggling or it may be taken somewhere to be stripped or altered (e.g., painting or false registration) and then moved elsewhere over time.
The plane is a 1966 Cessna 182, white in colour with two thin stripes along the side, one green and the other brown. It has Rosen sun visors (green pull down sun visors) and green tinted windows. As noted above it has the Canadian Registration C-FBCG on both sides of the fuselage in brown vinyl letters. It has a piece of purple carpet cover on the glare shield which will be visible through the window. Interior is avocado green as are the seats. It has wing strobes and a tail beacon.
I’ve sent this to the COPA Flight contacts in BC and Alberta and I’m hoping that you might send this email to others in your clubs and to other nonmember pilots in your area in case the plane turns up at an airport near you. I suspect they took it south (we’re only 15 miles north of the US border) and have notified all authorities there of the theft in case they can find it once the thieves are finished with it. However, I believe that other pilots will give me a better chance of finding it, since there are only so many places to land and there are COPA/AOPA members everywhere who may be able to assist with their eyes and ears at their airports. If you have contacts in Idaho, Washington or Montana please forward this email to them in case they see it.
I just bought it as my move up aircraft last year and would like to get it back. I thought it was safe at a locked, fenced airport with doors locked but it appears that was not enough. I’ve included photos of the plane taken in January this year.
If you have any information on this aircraft, please contact me by email or by phone at 250 498-2205. Alternatively, contact the police in your area and give them any information. The police file rests with the Oliver, BC detachment of the RCMP.
Thanks for your consideration
Bill Michael
Osoyoos, BC
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Hello fellow fliers........
I hope you can assist me in locating my aircraft which went missing the night of March 1 from Oliver Airport, in the south Okanagan of BC. It was last seen at the airport in March 1st morning and was not there when I went to check on the plane this afternoon, March 2nd. They picked the first clear night in a while and a nearly full moon to steal it. It may have been stolen for smuggling or it may be taken somewhere to be stripped or altered (e.g., painting or false registration) and then moved elsewhere over time.
The plane is a 1966 Cessna 182, white in colour with two thin stripes along the side, one green and the other brown. It has Rosen sun visors (green pull down sun visors) and green tinted windows. As noted above it has the Canadian Registration C-FBCG on both sides of the fuselage in brown vinyl letters. It has a piece of purple carpet cover on the glare shield which will be visible through the window. Interior is avocado green as are the seats. It has wing strobes and a tail beacon.
I’ve sent this to the COPA Flight contacts in BC and Alberta and I’m hoping that you might send this email to others in your clubs and to other nonmember pilots in your area in case the plane turns up at an airport near you. I suspect they took it south (we’re only 15 miles north of the US border) and have notified all authorities there of the theft in case they can find it once the thieves are finished with it. However, I believe that other pilots will give me a better chance of finding it, since there are only so many places to land and there are COPA/AOPA members everywhere who may be able to assist with their eyes and ears at their airports. If you have contacts in Idaho, Washington or Montana please forward this email to them in case they see it.
I just bought it as my move up aircraft last year and would like to get it back. I thought it was safe at a locked, fenced airport with doors locked but it appears that was not enough. I’ve included photos of the plane taken in January this year.
If you have any information on this aircraft, please contact me by email or by phone at 250 498-2205. Alternatively, contact the police in your area and give them any information. The police file rests with the Oliver, BC detachment of the RCMP.
Thanks for your consideration
Bill Michael
Osoyoos, BC
