Rod Collen News Today

QUEETS, Wash. -- A Tacoma pilot who was missing for 36 days was found dead in a wooded forest near Queets, Washington on Monday.

Air search and rescue crews found Rod Collen's plane in a forest near Queets on the Olympic Peninsula, where he was believed to have gone down over a month ago.

A missing plane was found near Queets, Wash. 36 days after it was reported by Washington State Department of Transportation officials.

Officials found Rod Collen's plane in a densely-wooded area over a month after his disappearance.

Officials found Rod Collen's plane in a densely-wooded area over a month after his disappearance.

Added information and thawing conditions helped locate the plane.

PORT ANGELES — The search for a small airplane that dropped off radar two weeks ago in the Queets area has been called off, according to the state Department of Transportation.

Washington State Department of Transportation Search and Rescue have called off their search for a missing Tacoma pilot who disappeared during a flight Mar. 6, according to the Washington Department of Transportation.

There’s no sign of pilot or aircraft after 13 days.

Search and rescue crews have been looking for pilot Rod Collen and his 2006 Cessna T182 Turbo Skylane for 13 days, but have found no trace of either.