Donald H. Major, known as Don, was a 49-year-old farmer with ties to Kilbourne and Oak Grove, Louisiana, who disappeared after a routine parts run on November 4, 1983. He flew a blue-and-white Cessna 177 Cardinal to Vicksburg, Mississippi, picked up combine parts, refueled, and took off between about 10:30 and 11:00 a.m. Witnesses said he appeared unwell before departure, and a teacher with a class of children later saw his plane in the air as they went inside to escape rain. Major’s destination was his home near Kilbourne, where he kept a private airstrip, but he never arrived and was not heard from again.

Extensive searches lasting almost two weeks failed to locate Major, his aircraft, wreckage, or any definitive trace. Public repositories list the case as open (NamUs MP28822) and the West Carroll Parish Sheriff’s Office as the investigating agency. What details about Don’s last hours or the weather and visibility that morning might still help explain this disappearance?