Google helps find crashed aircraft.

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With the help of Google, the relatives of the occupants of a Cessna that crashed over two years ago in Arizona believe they have found the wreckage in the mountains. They have set up an organization called MAST, the Missing Aircraft Search Team to assist in further searches.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/26/AR2009042600077.html

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Here's todays FAA report....

IDENTIFICATION
Regis#: 2700Q Make/Model: C182 Description: 182, Skylane
Date: 09/24/2006 Time: 0000

Event Type: Accident Highest Injury: Fatal Mid Air: N Missing: N
Damage: Destroyed

LOCATION
City: SEDONA State: AZ Country: US

DESCRIPTION
AIRCRAFT CRASHED UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES, WAS THE SUBJECT OF AN ALERT
NOTICE ISSUED 9/24/2006, THE TWO PERSONS ON BOARD WERE FATALLY INJURED,
SEARCH SUSPENDED 10/16/2006, WRECKAGE LOCATED 4/20/09 5 MILES FROM SEDONA,
AZ

INJURY DATA Total Fatal: 2
# Crew: 1 Fat: 1 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Pass: 1 Fat: 1 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Grnd: Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:

WEATHER: NOT REPORTED
OTHER DATA
Activity: Unknown Phase: Unknown Operation: OTHER
FAA FSDO: SCOTTSDALE, AZ (WP07) Entry date: 04/27/2009

Just a reminder on how big America is...and how small GA aircraft are.