Search on for missing plane near Okanogan - Sun, 11 Oct 2026 PST

The Washington State Department of Transportation is searching for a missing small plane near Okanogan and Highway 97, the agency said Sunday in a news release. A pilot and passenger left Penticton, British Columbia, in a 1976 Piper Cub aircraft and were traveling to Grangeville, Idaho, on Saturday evening. The pilot lost communication with Seattle…