A pilot and his ultralight aircraft are missing after they failed to return from a flight Wednesday evening in Indiana County, police said.

State police said 75-year-old David Wittmer was “practicing touch-and-go landings” in a field near Church Street in Young Township. He reportedly took off sometime between 6 and 6:30 p.m. and never returned.

Authorities said they believe the Altoona man and his aircraft “are likely to be found within a 2- to 6-mile radius of the field,” but police note the ultralight could have a range of up to 100 miles.

Mr. Wittmer’s truck was found near the field, authorities said, and his phone was in a nearby camper that he’d been using.

Troopers and members of PSP’s Aviation Patrol Unit searched the area overnight, and the search continued Thursday morning wi

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