Smartwatch Data Leads to Discovery of Deadly Montana Plane Crash – A Stark Reminder of Aviation Safety Oversight Failures

The recent discovery of a fatal plane crash near Yellowstone National Park—found only after search teams tracked the last known location of a victim's smartwatch—raises urgent questions about the effectiveness of our aviation oversight and emergency response systems. While technology offers new tools, how long will America tolerate avoidable tragedies caused by bureaucratic lapses and insufficient flight tracking? When Technology Becomes the Last Line of Defense On a cold November night, a Piper PA-28 single-engine aircraft departed from West Yellowstone Airport in Montana. It vanished into dense timber near the town shortly thereafter, leaving three Americans dead: Robert Conover (60)...