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UPDATE: Plane found in the Kawartha Lakes, Oshawa pilot still missing

By Paul Martin Aug 17, 2026 | 5:09 AM

photo credit - Durham Regional Police Facebook

The Joint Rescue Coordination Centre at CFB Trenton has confirmed to the Canadian Press, that the home-built plane that left the Oshawa airport on Friday, has been located.

JRCC staff have announced that the plane was located in the Kawartha Lakes. The plane was located on Wolf Lake, in the Queen Elizabeth Provincial Park. The 73-year-old pilot who has been identified as David, has not been found.

The OPP are currently treating the case as a missing person’s investigation.

 

 

ORIGINAL STORY:

Aircraft from CFB Trenton spent much of the weekend conducting a search for an overdue plane in the Kawartha Lakes region.

The Joint Rescue Coordination Centre at CFB Trenton posted late last night that they were continuing to look for an aircraft that was reported overdue on Friday morning.

Durham Regional Police issued a post on social media about the missing man on Friday. It is included below.

The missing male departed from the Oshawa Airport at 8:30 a.m. on August 14, 2026.
David, age 73, is an experienced pilot and departed the airport in a single home-built aircraft and was expected to return at 9:30 a.m.
He is described as: male, 5’7” tall, with a slim build. He has black/grey hair and a moustache.
The aircraft is described as a blue and yellow single home-built aircraft.
David typically flies in the area south of Kawartha Lakes township and north of Lake Scugog, however the last known location of the aircraft is believed to be around Balsam Lake.