Robert William Reid, Jr., 57, also known as Robert William Reid and Bill Reid, disappeared after a flight from Anchorage to Whitehorse in the late summer of 1999. On August 17, 1999, he departed Merrill Field in an orange and white PA-28, tail number N56877, and was last heard from about 10 miles from the Canadian border. He was reported overdue and an official report was filed with the Alaska State Troopers on August 19, 1999.

No wreckage, further radio contact, or public descriptions of his clothing or distinctive features have been made available. The case remained open with the Alaska State Troopers; DNA samples from his son and daughter were entered into national databases. The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System did not receive an entry for him until June 14, 2018.

Does anyone have information about Reid’s final flight, the PA-28 N56877, or sightings in the border area on August 17, 1999?