Louisville man found dead 4 days after his plane disappeared approaching airport in the Bahamas

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- A 59-year-old Louisville man was found dead Thursday, four days after he was the sole occupant of a plane that went missing while headed to the Bahamas.

Christopher Moore went missing while approaching Marsh Harbor on Sunday. He flew out of Sebastian, Florida, in a single-engine Bristell plane. He was scheduled to land at Marsh Harbour Airport, but his plane disappeared on the approach. It's a flight he's made many times.

To avoid tropical storm Debby, Moore stopped in Sebastian, and then planned to fly to the Bahamas. His wife, Stacye Love, said for some reason, his signal failed and wasn't reading on the radar. According to Love, Moore was heard on the radio about five miles out of Marsh Harbour Airport by three other pilots

"The data wasn't reading for some reason, and that's what has been frustrating," Love said. "The technology that would lead us to where he is failed him."

Love said the U.S. Coast Guard and Bahamas forces searched an area near Grand Bahama on Sunday and Monday but didn't find any signs of the plane or Moore. U.S. and Bahamian officials searched nearly 1,800 square miles for Moore but couldn't find him.

On Thursday, the plane was discovered crashed on land. A family member told WDRB it appears he was killed on impact.

Moore had flown for the past nine years. He bought four planes. Cam Hitchcock, a friend of Moore, said he was into flying.

"His dad was a pilot for TWA," Hitchcock said. "It was more than a hobby. It was a passion. He's actually building or redoing an entire plane in his house in Kentucky as well."

This story may be updated.

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