Plane recovered near Hagerman

The wreckage of a small plane is found near Hagerman, Idaho. 2/17/09.

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Story Published: Feb 17, 2009 at 10:51 PM MST

Story Updated: Feb 18, 2009 at 11:57 AM MST

By Todd Kunz

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NEAR HAGERMAN - The wreckage of a missing plane was found Tuesday morning in Southwest Idaho.

The aircraft was flying with another small plane from Caldwell, Idaho to Utah. The pilot of the second plane noticed his friend was missing and turned around hoping to find him.

Only the pilot was onboard. The Elmore County Sheriff believe the pilot is Craig Jewitt of Utah, but has not officially confirmed his identification.

Today the ITD Division of Aeronautics tells CBS 2, radar recordings show the plane was flying erractically before the crash. At one point the plane even flew around in a circle. Experts say that is an indication that the pilot lost control of the aircraft.

Search crews used a radar tracking system to find where the plane went down just west of the Hagerman Fossil Beds.

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