Vermont glider crash: What we know about Stowe Soaring

Show Caption Hide Caption Police: 3 missing found dead in glider crash in 'rough terrain' A glider that crashed deep in the woods on Vermont's Sterling Mountain was found on Wednesday night, Aug. 29, 2018, and it's three occupants are dead.

Morrisville-based Stowe Soaring has remained closed after a glider crash Wednesday killed three people, including the business' owner, Donald Post.

The two passengers were Frank Moroz, 58, and Suzanne Moroz, 56, of Hamden, Connecticut, according to Vermont State Police Capt. Robert Cushing.

Travis Gallant, operations manager at Morrisville-Stowe State Airport, said Thursday the crash on Sterling Mountain had deeply affected the tight-knit airport community.

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Gallant referred questions about safety records, radio communications and the airplane that crashed to state and federal authorities.

Stowe Soaring is typically open daily from May through October, and has for years offered rides above the Green Mountains, according to its website.

Glider pilots with the business are certified by the Federal Aviation Administration, it adds, and flights last from 10 minutes to more than an hour.

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The plane, a Schweizer model SGS 2-32

The glider that crashed was a Schweizer model SGS 2-32, one of two registered in Post's name, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.

The newest of the two planes was built in 1973. The other was built in 1966.

Fifty-one of the aircraft are in operation worldwide, the FAA reported.

In addition to the Schweizer glider rides, Stowe Soaring's website touts rental and instruction on gliders manufactured by Krosno and Grob.

History of Stowe Soaring

Post incorporated the business Up Up & Away LLC in 2000, according to the Vermont Secretary of State's office, and changed its name to Stowe Soaring the following year.

A glider-excursion business of the same name was registered in the state by David Baker-Whitcomb of Stowe from 1993 - 2000.

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