The Flight That Never Landed

On May 3, 1992, a twin-engine Cessna 340, tail number N69469, vanished over Alaska's rugged wilderness during a routine flight from Yakutat to Anchorage. Among the five men aboard was 45-year-old Jeffrey Roth, a resident of Juneau, Alaska. The flight was expected to be uneventful, but it became one of Alaska's enduring aviation mysteries.

A Routine Journey Turns Mysterious

The aircraft departed Yakutat under instrument flight rules, with the pilot reporting to the FAA that they were cruising at 12,000 feet en route to Anchorage. No distress signals were received, and the plane never arrived at its destination. The other passengers included Kent Roth, Scott Roth, Timothy Thornton, and Brian Barber. Despite extensive search efforts, no trace of the aircraft or its occupants was ever found. ...Read More