Lee Herbert Schlosstein, a 66-year-old Anchorage physician, departed Lake Hood in his Super Cub floatplane shortly after 2 p.m. on Friday, October 15, 2004, intending a pleasure flight. He is believed to have been the only person aboard. Witnesses described a PA-18 emerging from a fog bank over Knik Arm near Point Woronzof and the Anchorage International Airport, seen in a steep left bank some 100 feet above the water before descending rapidly, striking the water with the left wing and sinking within about two minutes.

Thick fog and low ceilings were reported in the area that afternoon; another pilot who had taken off earlier turned back because of the fog. An extensive search by Alaska State Troopers, a state helicopter crew and private pilots, including Schlosstein’s son, covered Knik Arm and nearby tidal flats, but neither the aircraft nor Schlosstein has been located. The National Transportation Safety Board found loss of control due to spatial disorientation, with fog and low ceilings as significant contributing factors.

Does anyone have information about sightings or recovery efforts in Knik Arm from October 2004 that could shed light on this disappearance?