Overview

• Powell County authorities received a report of a downed aircraft Friday afternoon, and responders later pronounced the pilot and two passengers dead at the scene.
• A volunteer Montana DOT Aeronautics aircraft used a weak emergency locator transmitter signal to find the twin-engine plane Saturday morning in Youngs Creek in the Bob Marshall Wilderness.
• The victims were identified by Alabama outlets and community groups as Huntsville pilot Mark Anderson and his daughters, Lainey and Ellie.
• The Powell County Sheriff’s Office has turned the technical investigation over to the FAA and NTSB, which are leading efforts to determine the cause.
• Sanders Aviation reported the Aztec developed engine trouble before going down, a detail not yet verified by federal investigators.