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Great Falls pilot, flight instructor found alive after Elkhorn crash
The Associated Press
HELENA - Two men rescued a day after their airplane crashed in the
Elkhorn Mountains south of here were listed in fair and stable condition
Tuesday at St. Peter's Hospital.
Jon C. Kantorowicz of Great Falls, the pilot, and flight instructor
Sparky Jim Imeson of Jackson, Wyo., were participating in a mountain
flying safety clinic over the weekend in Townsend. Their single-engine
Aviat Husky was reported missing Sunday at 3:30 p.m.
A Silver State helicopter from Butte spotted the crash site at 9:40 a.m.
Monday. The searchers reported they saw a flash of light that helped
them locate the plane, said Debbie Alke, administrator of the state
Aeronautics Division.
Kantorowicz was flown by medical helicopter from the crash scene to St.
Peter's Hospital on Monday morning.
Imeson was sighted at about 1:40 p.m. from a Montana National Guard
helicopter. He was found about 1 1/2 miles from the crash, said Maj.
Garth Scott of the Montana Air National Guard. Imeson had cuts on his
face and possible spinal injuries, Scott said.
The plane burned, said Alke, but neither crash victim was reported to
have burns.
Listing them in fair and stable condition means their vital signs are
stable and within normal limits, the patients are conscious but may be
uncomfortable and the outlook is favorable, said Peggy Stebbins,
hospital spokeswoman.
Mike Ferguson, a former administrator for the Montana Aeronautics
Division and a friend of Imeson, said Imeson is a "renowned flight
instructor" who specializes in mountain flying and has written several
books on the topic.
Imeson was one of four training pilots assisting with the weekend safety
clinic, sponsored by the Montana Pilots Association. He also has been an
instructor, during a span of many years, at Montana Aeronautics Division
annual Mountain Search Pilot clinics, Ferguson said.
Both crash victims were highly experienced pilots, he said.
The National Transportation Safety Board and the Federal Aviation
Administration will investigate the crash, Alke said.
The Associated Press
HELENA - Two men rescued a day after their airplane crashed in the
Elkhorn Mountains south of here were listed in fair and stable condition
Tuesday at St. Peter's Hospital.
Jon C. Kantorowicz of Great Falls, the pilot, and flight instructor
Sparky Jim Imeson of Jackson, Wyo., were participating in a mountain
flying safety clinic over the weekend in Townsend. Their single-engine
Aviat Husky was reported missing Sunday at 3:30 p.m.
A Silver State helicopter from Butte spotted the crash site at 9:40 a.m.
Monday. The searchers reported they saw a flash of light that helped
them locate the plane, said Debbie Alke, administrator of the state
Aeronautics Division.
Kantorowicz was flown by medical helicopter from the crash scene to St.
Peter's Hospital on Monday morning.
Imeson was sighted at about 1:40 p.m. from a Montana National Guard
helicopter. He was found about 1 1/2 miles from the crash, said Maj.
Garth Scott of the Montana Air National Guard. Imeson had cuts on his
face and possible spinal injuries, Scott said.
The plane burned, said Alke, but neither crash victim was reported to
have burns.
Listing them in fair and stable condition means their vital signs are
stable and within normal limits, the patients are conscious but may be
uncomfortable and the outlook is favorable, said Peggy Stebbins,
hospital spokeswoman.
Mike Ferguson, a former administrator for the Montana Aeronautics
Division and a friend of Imeson, said Imeson is a "renowned flight
instructor" who specializes in mountain flying and has written several
books on the topic.
Imeson was one of four training pilots assisting with the weekend safety
clinic, sponsored by the Montana Pilots Association. He also has been an
instructor, during a span of many years, at Montana Aeronautics Division
annual Mountain Search Pilot clinics, Ferguson said.
Both crash victims were highly experienced pilots, he said.
The National Transportation Safety Board and the Federal Aviation
Administration will investigate the crash, Alke said.
