Sheriff Al C. Rierson
Flathead County Sheriff in 1982
The Flathead County Sheriff in 1982, Al Rierson was involved in the aircraft recovery when it was pulled out of Little Bitterroot Lake in Montana after the accident.

Read more and find out:
• what he said to the media regarding the accident
• how he set a precedence for others like County Deputy Jim Duport to follow in his footsteps, and
• how the State case finally turned out 24 years later

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(2007) - Jan 01, 1982 - Montana town shaken by tragic plane crash
(2009) - Jan 01, 1982 - 'Survival' rumors pursued in missing pilot mystery
(2041) - Sep 10, 1982 - 'Missing plane' in lake turns out to be large tree
(2042) - Sep 13, 1982 - Robot viewer to be used in lake search for plane
(2045) - Sep 17, 1982 - Body inside sunken plane 'that of missing girl'
(2050) - Sep 24, 1982 - Missing pilot was injured, U.S. investigators confirm
(2052) - Oct 14, 1982 - Salvaged plane brought back
(2053) - Nov 10, 1982 - Babcock death a drowning
(2201) - Feb 28, 2005 - Pilot holds answers in woman's death
(2202) - Aug 31, 2006 - Murder suspect arrested
(2205) - Sep 06, 2006 - Ambrozuk described fatal crash to friend
(2276) - Sep 09, 1982 - Findings add twist to search
(2277) - Sep 10, 1982 - Youths claim they saw pilot
(2282) - Sep 17, 1982 - Body sighted in plane wreckage
(2283) - Sep 20, 1982 - Babcock died from drowning
(2284) - Sep 21, 1982 - Ambrozuk facing homicide charge
(3002) - Mar 18, 1983 - Letter to Flathead County regarding Crown Counsel not filing any charges
(3102) - Sep 05, 1982 - Investigative Report - Original - Attachment B - Follow-up report of Corky Derby dated 9-5-1982
(3107) - Sep 13, 1982 - Investigative Report - Original - Attachment G - RCMP report of Constable Ron Peterson dated 9-13-1982
(3109) - Oct 14, 1982 - Investigative Report - Original - Attachment I - RCMP report of Constable Larry Bodnar dated 10-14-1982
(3123) - Sep 06, 2006 - Investigative Report - Follow-up 4 - Attachment V - Coroner's report, PR and reimbursement letters and newspaper article
(3129) - Apr 16, 2007 - Investigative Report - Follow-up 7 - Attachment Y - Statement of David Oliver and David Firth and the aircraft registration forms
State (Criminal) Case

(2007) - Jan 01, 1982 - Montana town shaken by tragic plane crash

(2009) - Jan 01, 1982 - 'Survival' rumors pursued in missing pilot mystery

(2041) - Sep 10, 1982 - 'Missing plane' in lake turns out to be large tree

(2042) - Sep 13, 1982 - Robot viewer to be used in lake search for plane

(2045) - Sep 17, 1982 - Body inside sunken plane 'that of missing girl'

(2050) - Sep 24, 1982 - Missing pilot was injured, U.S. investigators confirm

(2052) - Oct 14, 1982 - Salvaged plane brought back

(2053) - Nov 10, 1982 - Babcock death a drowning

(2201) - Feb 28, 2005 - Pilot holds answers in woman's death

(2202) - Aug 31, 2006 - Murder suspect arrested

(2205) - Sep 06, 2006 - Ambrozuk described fatal crash to friend

(2276) - Sep 09, 1982 - Findings add twist to search