ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Authorities are investigating a report of a missing man last seen taking off in a small private plane from Flagler County Airport.
The Flagler County Sheriff’s Office said Saturday that it is investigating a missing person report filed Friday morning by the family of 77-year-old Palm Coast resident Raymond A. Miller. According to authorities, family members said Miller told them he was taking the plane out Friday to practice touch and go landings.
Officials say the unpainted, aluminum Sonex-Waiex experimental aircraft that Miller was piloting did not require him to file a flight plan between points. The plane has an estimated range of 200 miles when fully fueled.
Several agencies, including the U.S. Coast Guard, Navy and Air Force Search and Rescue are aiding in the search.
