The family of a missing pilot who vanished while flying near the NSW Snowy Mountains said he was just months away from retirement.

The 74-year-old Bega man was flying from Wangaratta in Victoria to Moruya in NSW when his plane vanished on Tuesday afternoon

A body has been found in the search for a missing pilot who crashed over the NSW Snowy Mountains.

A body has been found in the search for a missing pilot who crashed over the NSW Snowy Mountains.

The discovery comes after the family of the sole occupant described him as an experienced pilot who has been flying since the 1960s.

The discovery comes after the family of the sole occupant described him as an experienced pilot who has been flying since the 1960s.

The discovery comes after the family of the sole occupant described him as an experienced pilot who has been flying since the 1960s.

The discovery comes after the family of the sole occupant described him as an experienced pilot who has been flying since the 1960s.

Police have found the body of a man suspected to be the missing pilot of a plane that crashed in the slippery terrain of the Snowy Mountains.

A body has been found in the search for missing pilot David Stephens after his plane crashed in the Snowy Mountains.