Pilot Missing After Beechcraft Plane Crashes Into Pacific Near Newport
A 78-year-old pilot crashed a Beechcraft B95 plane into the Pacific Ocean near Nye Beach in Newport, Oregon. The pilot, identified as former Newport city councilor Ralph Busby III, is missing, and Coast Guard search efforts have not located him…
Portland, OR, September 22, 2026 — A search is underway for a 78-year-old pilot who is missing after his Beechcraft B95 aircraft crashed into the Pacific Ocean. The incident occurred near Nye Beach in Newport, Oregon.
The pilot has been identified as Ralph Busby III, a former city councilor for Newport. According to available information, Busby was piloting the Beechcraft B95 when the crash took place off the coast.
The U.S. Coast Guard has initiated search and rescue operations in the area. As of the latest reports, neither Busby nor the aircraft has been located. The Coast Guard continues its efforts to find the missing pilot and the downed plane.
Details regarding the cause of the crash were not immediately available. The exact time of the incident was also not provided.
Story summarized from the original created by Vince Ybarra on www.kptv.com, see more information here.
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