By james art 
Despite the many challenging conditions on Tuesday, January 27, recovery crews were able to extract the remains of a small plane, which, according to reports, crashed in the Mount Jefferson Mountain, approximately 70 miles northeast of the tonopa.
NYE County Sheriff Joe McGill told Pahrump Valley Times that on January 2, an experienced pilot Michael Martin, 65 -year -old from Las Vegas, left the North Las Vegas airport for Rutin’s Flight, but eventually lost contact with ground controllers S
After a wide search, the remains of the aircraft are eventually located on Saturday, January 18, landed on the mountain of an elevation of 11,300 feet from the Department of Game of Wildlife in Nevada.
The Director of Emergency Situations at NYE County Scott Lewis noted that the crash is an incomprehensible event.
Recovery
Meanwhile, McGill said the approximately four -hour recovery efforts were made by Heavy D Sparks recovery with headquarters in Salt Lake City, Utah.
The operation was coordinated by several different agencies.
“I did not climb to the top of the mountain, but the plane was taken down to us and it was completely destroyed,” he said. “The company that restored the plane turned to the family and offered its services to do so, so they flew there and did the recovery. They wrapped everything in tarpaulins and straps to provide everything together, lifted it from the mountain and transported it to us. “
Insidious conditions
In addition, McGil said that during the efforts to restore the weather conditions in the area at that time were less than ideal.
“It was very cold and the wind became a little challenging several times,” he said. “There was snow on Earth, maybe a deep waist, so it definitely required some special skills and equipment. It was far from your normal search and rescue operation due to the fact that it was so far from anything because of the elevation. There was no vegetation and obviously it was getting very, very cold. “
McGil noted that, in addition to the first South Nevada respondents, several other state and federal agencies are devoting resources to the efforts and investigation of the recovery, including the FAA, the National Guard of Nevada and NTSB. Individuals also reached out and offered help.
The restored remains are intended to undergo an autopsy in Clark County, according to McGill.
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