Show Wrecked Plane Planel Three Bodi Bodies Bodies' Found in Buck Hollow May flay 7 7 The bodies of Kenneth E. E and Fay Knight and MT Donovan were recovered from the wreckage of the which has been the object of extensive search by the Summit County She Sheriffs Sheriff's r iffs iff's Posse the past four months Lairy Latry and Pete Knight son son and brother of the dead couple returned to to their homes In Beatty Nev Monday morning after being summoned here Sat Sat- They were very appreciative appreciative appreciative for the help extended them by the local Posse and authorities in the continued search for tho the downed plane PLANE SIGHTED The plane was first spotted from flom the air at am a.m. Saturday Saturday Saturday Satur Satur- day by Duane Clark and Mr and Mr-and and Mrs Lee Wright just seconds after Mr Clark had advised his passengers passengers passengers gers to be on the out look for the lost plane The wing was sighted first and they circled to read the numbers on It to determine If It was the plane piloted by Donovan which was last seen during a snowstorm December Returning to Coalville they I alerted Sheriff Robinson who along with Bunny Downs accompanied accompanied accompanied them in another flight over the wreckage to confirm the crash area A search party was organized which left Coalville about going Into the area known as Buck Hollow which Is about 20 miles east of Coalville I along the south fork of Chalk Creek They brought out the three badly decomposed bodies and personal effects which were in the wreckage An FAA Inspector at the site the next day said the scene was typical of the results of Icing that Is formation of Ice on the wings in a storm He re-created re the tragedy thus I The pilot would note the Icing try to fly above the storm lose I control of the craft and go into i ia a dive He would apply full power pow pow- i ier er to pull out of the dive one one laden ice-laden wing would break off and the plane would go Into a B aspin aspin spin nose down The plane first struck an aspen tree then the ground with such such force that two of the passengers passengers ere v dismembered One of the searchers stated there was a mink stole hanging In the top of a tree Just as If It had been hung there purposely I Its s light color made It Jt indistinguishable from the air however and had It been dark It might have pointed up the site of the crash earlier Members of the search party had to shoot the branch from the tree to get It down RESCUE PARTY Taking part In the recovery party were Sheriff Ron Robinson and his deputy Leon Wilde WUde Rober Robert Robert Ro Ro- bert ber Walker and the following members of the Jeep Du Du Duane ane Clark Lee Wright Troy Blonquist Gl Glen n Blonquist Reed Warner Orlo Snyder Keith Black Gene Brooks Bob Piercy Fred Fled Georgi Georg and George Lewis I Mr Knight was a noted rodeo performer who with his wife Fay ray was en route from Cody Wyo to Beatty Nev in the plane piloted by MT Donovan They disappeared disappeared disappeared during a heavy snowstorm Dec 29 and for for some time the search was centered In the Rock RockSprings RockSprings RockSprings Springs Wyo area until local residents reported hearing a n plane evidently In trouble In the Chalk I Creek area at at atthe the time Although an extensive search was launched here the heavy snowfall at the time of the crash obliterated the wreckage making the plane Impossible Impossible impossible Im Im- possible tp to spot from the air Hampered Hamper d by deep snow and near impossible search conditions the actual site of the crash has been beena a mystery for the the past four Summit County Jeep Patrol are to be congratulated for forI their part in the search and return return return re re- I turn of the bodies |