98-0137 01 June 98 (AST Assist) Nome CAP/Bethel CAP
Mission opened in response to a request by the Alaska State Troopers for assistance searching for a runaway from St. Michael village. CAP aircraft from Bethel and Nome flew several missions without locating the individual. AST determined that a ground search would continue but the RCC and CAP resources were no longer required. The CAP flew a total of 15 sorties for 38.3 hours. No saves or assists were awarded.
98-0138 04 June 98 (Search) Tok CAP
Mission opened in response to a composite SARSAT report near the town of Northway. The Tok CAP was tasked and launched a search aircraft. The ELT was located in the town dump. The ELT was secured and three missed passes were received. The Tok CAP flew 2 sorties for 1.0 hours. No saves or assists were awarded.
98-0139 05 June 98 (Search) Bethel CAP
Mission opened in response to a composite SARSAT report plotting about 70 miles north of Bethel. The Bethel CAP was tasked and launched a search aircraft. The ELT was located in an aircraft with a broken wing on Kako Airstrip. The aircraft did not require assistance. The ELT was secured and three missed passes received. The Bethel CAP flew 1 sortie for 2.0 hours. No saves or assists were awarded.
98-0141 07 June 98 (Search) Polaris CAP
Mission opened in response to a composite SARSAT and an ELT report from the FAA in the Anchorage area. The Polaris CAP was tasked and launched a search aircraft. The aircraft was able to narrow the search area and a ground team continued from that point. The ground team located the EPIRB on a boat parked in front of a building in Anchorage. The owners were contacted and the EPIRB secured. 3 missed passes were received. The Polaris CAP flew 1 sortie for 1.4 hours and the ground team searched for 3.3 hours. No saves or assists were awarded.
98-0143 09 June 98 (Search) Birchwood CAP
Mission opened in response to an ELT report near Wasilla. The Birchwood CAP was tasked and sent a ground team. The ELT was located non-distress at Anderson Lake Airstrip. The ELT was secured and three missed passes were received. The Birchwood CAP searched for 0.7 hours. No saves or assists were awarded.<P>
98-0144 09 June 98 (Search) Kenai CAP
Mission opened in response to an ELT report in the Kenai area. The Kenai CAP searched for this ELT, but were unable to pick up a signal or locate the ELT. Three missed passes were received and the mission was closed. The Kenai CAP searched for 0.5 hours. No saves or assists were awarded.
98-0145 09 June 98 (CG Assist) Juneau CAP
Mission opened in response to a request by the Coast Guard for assistance in searching for an overdue boat between Hoonah and Juneau. Juneau CAP was tasked to search. After an extensive search, the boat was not located. USCG suspended the mission and no longer required assistance. Juneau CAP flew 6 sorties for 16.1 hours. No saves or assists were awarded.
98-0146 14 June 98 (Search) Eielson CAP
Mission opened in response to a composite SARSAT report in the Eielson AFB area. The Eielson CAP was tasked and launched both a search aircraft and a ground team. The ELT was located, non-distress, in a parked aircraft. The ELT was secured and three missed passes were received. The Eielson CAP flew 2 sorties for 1.5 hours. The ground team searched for 0.5 hours. No saves or assists were awarded.
98-0147 14 June 98 (Search) Fairbanks CAP
Mission opened in response to an ALNOT for an overdue aircraft between Lake Hood and West Twin Lake. Fairbanks CAP was tasked and launched a search aircraft. Fairbanks CAP located the aircraft on West Twin Lake, non-distress, and the ALNOT was cancelled. Fairbanks CAP flew 1 sortie for 2.2 hours. No saves or assists were awarded.
98-0148 14 June 98 (Search) Kenai CAP/210 RQS
Mission opened in response to a SARSAT report and numerous aircraft reports of an ELT in the Tyonek area. Kenai CAP was tasked and diverted an aircraft from a training mission to locate the ELT. An overturned Supercub was located approximately 10 miles west of Tyonek with one ambulatory individual near the plane. Radio communications were not possible to accurately determine the individual’s condition so the 210 RQS was tasked and launched and HH-60. The individual was fine and declined medical assistance, awaiting friends to recover him. Kenai CAP flew 1 sortie for 2.9 hours and the 210 RQS flew 2 sorties for 1.3 hours. 1 Assist was awarded.
98-0151 17 June 98 (Search) Kenai CAP/210 RQS
Mission opened in response to a SARSAT report and numerous aircraft reports of an ELT in the Anchorage West-Forelands area. The 210 RQS was training in the local area and diverted to search. The 210 RQS heard faint ELT signals in the area of an oil tower site but failed to find any signs of distress. Kenai CAP launched a search aircraft but did not hear a signal. As no signs of distress could be found and there were no further reports, Kenai CAP returned to the hangar. The 210 RQS flew 2 sorties for 5.4 hours and the Kenai CAP flew 1 sortie for 1.6 hours. No saves or assists were awarded.
98-0152 16 June 98 (Search) Bethel CAP
Mission opened in response to an ALNOT. The overdue aircraft was flying in a remote area and his final destination was Nyac, a deserted mining town with an unmanned airstrip. Bethel CAP was tasked and launched a search aircraft. The aircraft was located at Nyac, non-distress, by an AST chartered aircraft. Bethel CAP was recalled from the search. Bethel CAP flew 1 sortie for 0.4 hours. No saves or assists were awarded.
98-0153 18 June 98 (Search) Kenai CAP
Mission opened in response to a SARSAT report and an aircraft report of an ELT near Kenai. Kenai CAP was tasked and launched an aircraft and a ground team to search. The ELT was located, non-distress, and silenced. Kenai CAP flew 1 sortie for 0.8 hours. The ground team searched for 0.7 hours. No saves or assists were awarded.
98-0157 19 June 98 (Search) Polaris CAP
Mission opened in response to a SARSAT report and numerous aircraft reports of an ELT in the Anchorage area. The Polaris CAP was tasked and launched an aircraft to search. Once in the area of the reported coordinates, CAP could not hear the ELT. Three missed passes were received and the mission closed. The Polaris CAP flew 1 sortie for 3.5 hours. No saves or assists were awarded.
98-0158 19 June 98 (Search) Fairbanks CAP
Mission opened in response to a composite SARSAT report of an ELT in the Fairbanks area. The Fairbanks CAP was tasked and launched an aircraft to search. Once in the area of the reported coordinates, CAP could not hear the ELT. Three missed passes were received and the mission closed. The Fairbanks CAP flew 1 sortie for 0.9 hours. No saves or assists were awarded.
98-0159 21 June 98 (Search) Polaris CAP
Mission opened in response to a report from the FAA ROC. They reported that there was an anonymous caller stating that he saw a near miss between two aircraft. The caller also said that one of the aircraft was on the ground near Big River Lake. CAP was tasked and launched a search aircraft. They thoroughly searched the area but did not find anything. The Polaris CAP flew 1 sortie for 2.2 hours. No saves or assists were awarded.
98-160 22 June 98 (Search) Seward CAP
Mission opened in response to a composite SARSAT report North of Seward. Seward CAP was tasked and launched a search aircraft. The ELT was located, non-distress, at the head of Icy Bay. A number of individuals who had been kayaking turned on the ELT so that the Charter Company they were with would pick them up. The ELT was silenced and three missed passes were received. Seward CAP flew 1 sortie for 1.3 hours. No saves or assists were awarded.
98-0161 22 June 98 (Search) Fairbanks CAP
Mission opened in response to a composite SARSAT report North of Fairbanks. The Fairbanks CAP was tasked and launched a search aircraft. The ELT was located, non-distress, at Chena Marina. The ELT was secured and three missed passes were received. The Fairbanks CAP flew 2 sorties for 0.6 hours. No saves or assists were awarded.
98-0162 22 June 98 (Search) Kenai CAP
Mission opened in response to a composite SARSAT report in the Kenai Area. The Kenai CAP was tasked and deployed a ground team to search. The EPIRB was located, non-distress, in a boat at the harbor. The ELT was secured and three missed passes were received. The Kenai CAP searched for 1.0 hour. No saves or assists were awarded.
98-0163 24 June 98 (Search) Polaris CAP
Mission opened in response to a composite SARSAT and collaborating aircraft reports of an ELT in the Anchorage area. The Polaris CAP was tasked and launched a search aircraft. The aircraft narrowed the search to the eastside of Anchorage, near Merrill Field. The crew landed and conducted a ground search but was unsuccessful. They took off again but this time was unable to hear the ELT. Three missed passes were received. The Polaris CAP flew 2 sorties for 1.3 hours and the ground search was 1.0 hour. No saves or assists were awarded.
98-0164 24 June 98 (Search) Fairbanks CAP
Mission opened in response to a composite SARSAT report in the Fairbanks area. The Fairbanks CAP was tasked and deployed a ground team to search. The ground team was unable to hear the ELT. While they were searching, three missed passes were received. The Fairbanks CAP searched for 1.0 hours. No saves or assists were awarded.
98-0165 25 June 98 (Search) Eielson CAP
Mission opened in response to a composite SARSAT report in the Fairbanks area. The Eielson CAP was tasked and deployed a ground team to search. Due to the weak signal and bouncing of the SARSAT plots, the ground team was delayed in finding the ELT. It was eventually located in an aircraft at Chena Marina Airfield. There was water in the ELT that had caused a short. The Eielson CAP searched for 7.3 hours. No saves or assists were awarded.
98-0167 27 June 98 (Search) Polaris CAP
Mission opened in response to numerous reports of an ELT in the Anchorage area, probably at Merrill Field. The Polaris CAP was tasked and deployed a ground team to search. The ground team was unable to hear the ELT. Further investigation showed that all agencies that had reported hearing the ELT could no longer hear it. The ground team was recalled from their search. The Polaris CAP searched for 0.3 hours. No saves or assists were awarded.
98-0168 28 June 98 (CG Assist) Kodiak CAP
Mission opened in response to a request by the Coast Guard for assistance in searching for a man that fell overboard between Port Lions and Marmot Island. Kodiak CAP was tasked and launched a search aircraft. Kodiak CAP thoroughly searched the shoreline areas with negative results. USCG declined further CAP assistance and the mission was closed. Kodiak CAP flew 5 sorties for 8.5 hours. No saves or assists were awarded.
98-0169 28 June 98 (Search) Eielson CAP
Mission opened in response to a SARSAT report and numerous aircraft report of an ELT in the Big Delta area. The Eielson CAP was tasked and launched a search aircraft. They localized the ELT to the Clearwater Creek area, but the search aircraft’s DF equipment malfunctioned. The aircrew returned to the base and resumed the search in a different aircraft. The ELT was located, non-distress, in a floatplane on Volkmar Lake. The ELT was silenced and 3 missed passes were received. The Eielson CAP flew 3 sorties for 5.1 hours. No saves or assists were awarded.
98-0170 29 June 98 (Search) Birchwood CAP
Mission opened in response to a composite SARSAT report in the Birchwood area. The Birchwood CAP was tasked and launched a search aircraft. They were unable to hear the ELT. While they were searching, three missed passes were received. The Birchwood CAP flew 1 sortie for 0.7 hours. No saves or assists were awarded.
98-0172 29 June 98 (Search) Polaris CAP
Mission opened in response to a report near Lake Hood from a Polaris CAP member. The Polaris CAP was tasked and deployed a ground team to search. The ELT was located, non-distress, in a floatplane at Lake Hood and silenced. The Polaris CAP searched for 0.3 hours. No saves or assists were awarded.
98-0173 30 June 98 (Search) King Salmon CAP
Mission opened in response to a composite SARSAT and aircraft reports of an ELT near King Salmon. The King Salmon CAP was tasked and deployed a ground team to search. The ELT was silenced by the pilot who called it in to the FAA. Three missed passes were received and the ground team was recalled. The King Salmon CAP searched for 1.5 hours. No saves or assists were awarded.
98-0174 30 June 98 (Search) Birchwood CAP
Mission opened in response to a composite SARSAT report in the Willow area. The Birchwood CAP was tasked and launched a search aircraft. They were unable to hear the ELT. While they were searching, three missed passes were received. The Birchwood CAP flew 1 sortie for 1.0 hours. No saves or assists were awarded.