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John Blanda Missing Person Case

Last seen in Haines, Alaska on Jul 03, 1997

Victim Details

Mar 17, 2020

Jun 06, 2024

John

Blanda

80

51

67 inches

165 lbs

White / Caucasian

Male

Jul 03, 1997

Haines

Alaska

Haines Borough

No

77927

Alaska State Troopers

Anchorage

Alaska

Anchorage Borough

99507

Malia Miller

Missing Persons Clearinghouse Manager

5700 East Tudor Road, Alaska

9072695511

State

Law Enforcement

970044518

1997-07-03

Alaska State Troopers

8794

Gray or Partially Gray

Brown

Brown

07/31/2026


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On a summer day in Alaska, July 3, 1997, 51-year-old John Louis Blanda was one of six people aboard a sightseeing airplane that tragically went down. The group was on a VFR sightseeing tour operated by Haines Airways, designed as an excursion for cruise ship passengers. The flight departed from Haines, Alaska, and after flying over several glaciers, was proceeding north up the Taiya Inlet for a landing in Skagway. The terrain in the inlet consists of steep mountains that descend directly into th ...
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