RANGER ACTIVITIES DIVISION
                           MORNING REPORT

Attention: Directorate
           Regional and Park Chief Rangers, USPP, BIFC, FLETC
           Ranger Activities Division Information Network

Day/Date:	 Wednesday, December 11, 1991

INCIDENTS

91-654 - Grand Canyon (Arizona) - Search for Missing Plane

A search is underway for a Piper Navajo Chieftain with five people on board 
which disappeared yesterday while returning from a sightseeing flight over 
the park.  Emergency locator transmitter (ELT) signals have been picked up 
from the plane indicating that it went down in a very remote area; it is 
not yet clear, however, whether that location is within the park.  Poor 
weather and a cloud ceiling around 2,500 feet grounded search aircraft 
yesterday, so rescue teams were attempting to drive to the site.  
[Associated Press, 12/10]

STAFF STATUS

Division Chief: Brady at R&R Uniforms, Nashville, TN (12/10-12/11).

Branch of Resource and Visitor Protection: Martin and Halainen at R&R 
Uniforms, Nashville, TN (12/10-12/11); Marriott at ARPA training course, 
Marana, AZ (12/9-12/13); Lee at law enforcement for managers course, FLETC, 
Glynco, GA (12/9-12/13).

Branch of Fire and Aviation: Spruill conducting aviation review, Hawaii 
(12/9-12/17); Gale serving as incident commander for 50th anniversary of 
Pearl Harbor, U.S.S. Arizona Memorial, HI (12/9-12/12).

Prepared by WASO Division of Ranger Activities

Telephone:	Branch of R&VP - FTS 268-4874/6039 or 202-208-4874/6039
              Branch of F&A (WASO) - FTS 268-5572/5573 or 202-208-5572/5573
Telefax:	Branch of R&VP - FTS 268-6756 or 202-208-6756
              Branch of F&A (WASO) - FTS 268-5977 or 202-208-5977
CompuServe:	Branch of R&VP - WASO-RANGER
              Branch of F&A (WASO) - WASO-FIRE-WO
SEAdog:	Branch of R&VP - 1/650
              Branch of F&A (WASO) - 1/655