On July 13, 2003, a twin-engine Cessna traveling from Juneau to Gustavus went down in frigid Alaskan waters. Nineteen-year-old Adam Woodruff Moses of Juneau was among six people on board when the aircraft reportedly ran out of fuel during approach. The pilot, Gary Ostler, attempted a water landing; the impact rendered several passengers unconscious and the plane sank.

Two survivors, Khyl Shumway and Ben Gunn, swam to shore and were rescued. Adam Moses, his brother Gordon Moses, pilot Gary Ostler, and Gary’s son Christopher Ostler did not survive and were never recovered. Family accounts say Adam was last seen trying to save his brother Gordie and that both went down with the sinking plane. The NTSB determined the crash resulted from fuel exhaustion after the pilot bypassed refueling opportunities.

Does anyone have memories of Adam or information about that July 2003 flight?