Linn County Sheriff Michelle Duncan reported Thursday, Oct. 20, that the Sheriff’s Office assisted in the recovery of a 1996 Piper Cherokee aircraft that crashed Thursday, Sept. 22, near Mount Jefferson, killing its pilot, 67-year-old Wayne Wirt of Chehalis, Wash.
The USDA Forest Service – Willamette National Forest and National Transportation Safety Board also worked with Wirt’s family on its recovery.
The Linn County Sheriff’s Office dispatch center received information about the incident on Sept.…