Introduction to a Cold Case

The disappearance of Allen Gelin is not a story often told in the media—but it is one that haunts those who know it. Allen, alongside two other men, vanished under mysterious circumstances tied to a doomed small aircraft flight in the remote expanses of Alaska. The details are troubling: a flight intended to carry its passengers safely across the rugged wilderness never reached its destination, and no trace of its occupants was ever found in the wreckage. The case remains one of Alaska’s enduring enigmas.

The Flight and Its Purpose

On July 29, 1995, a white, twin-engine Cessna 421C, tail number N800DD, departed Juneau. Its flight plan was to reach King Salmon, traversing challenging terrain and unpredictable weather along the way. On board were pilot Richard Lindner, co‑passenger Mark Pickar, and, critically, Allen Morton Gelin. These men were undertaking what should have been a routine journey—yet it ended in silence.  ...Read More