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The Civil Air Patrol resumed their search Sunday for a missing Texas family last seen when their private plane took off from Steamboat Springs, Colo., in poor weather conditions, MyFOXColorado.com reports.
Tommy Jacomini, who was piloting the Cessna 182 carrying his wife Susie, and their 7-year-old son Thomas and 5-year-old daughter Vivi, reportedly lost contact with ground control 15 minutes into the flight on Friday.
Summit County sheriff officials say radar detected the four-seater airplane Friday near Green Mountain Reservoir, about 30 miles northwest of Sunday's search area, according to MyFOXColorado.com. Seven ground crews were reportedly searching an area stretching from Keystone Mountain to Georgia Pass east of Breckenridge.
Relatives of the Jacomini's said the family had been vacationing in Steamboat Springs and was returning home to Sugarland, Texas, a suburb of Houston, the station reported.
But the family failed to arrive at Brenham Airport in Texas on Friday night. Authorities said Jacomini, an experienced pilot, did not file a flight plan, which was making the search more difficult, according to MyFOXColorado.com.
"By not filing a flight plan, nobody knows what path you chose to take with that airplane and its occupants," airplane analyst Steve Cowell told the station.
Efforts to find the couple and their two children were reportedly hindered Saturday as snow, rain, and hail continued to pound the high-altitude mountains surrounding Steamboat Springs.
Aviation experts say weather conditions could have contributed to a possible plane malfunction.
"When that cold water is going to hit the wing, it's going to form ice and ice will degrade the lift of the wing. In other words, it's going to inhibit that airplane's performance significantly," Cowell said.
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Plane found, no survivors.
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