Monte Parrish was 44 when he and three companions vanished after taking off from Merrill Field in Anchorage on June 29, 1997. Monte was aboard a yellow and white Cessna 182, tail number N3186U, with his wife Linda and friends Donald and Karen Johnston for what was believed to be an aerial sightseeing trip over Denali National Park. No official flight plan had been filed and the aircraft was reportedly seen over the park before it disappeared.

Search efforts were hampered by the lack of a precise route and the park’s vast, rugged terrain. Despite searches, no wreckage or remains have ever been found and the Alaska State Troopers have kept the case open. The presumption is that the plane crashed somewhere in the park, but that has not been confirmed.

Did anyone see the Cessna N3186U on or after June 29, 1997, or have information about this flight?