BELLINGHAM, Wash. — A small plane went down in the Chuckanut Mountain area Monday night, and it appears there are no survivors.
Whatcom County Undersheriff Jeff Parks says reports came in at about 8 o’clock that air traffic control lost radio contact after the pilot said the single-engine fixed-wing plane was going down.
A Customs and Border Protection helicopter unit found the crash site and led the various search crews to the scene.
An owner of the plane tells deputies the pilot was flying from Snohomish County to Bellingham for maintenance and they believe the pilot was the only occupant.
The National Transportation Safety Board will investigate the cause, while others are working to identify the pilot and notify next of kin.
Parks says the site is closed off and no further information can be released at this time.