Glenn Marshall Wade, 67, of Soldotna, Alaska, disappeared on October 3, 1997, after taking off in his blue PA-22 floatplane, registration N8995D. Another pilot later reported seeing the aircraft partially submerged and upside down on Skilak Lake; a pair of chest waders believed to belong to Wade was found attached to the plane’s tail. Before recovery could be completed the wreckage sank to about 140 feet and was not retrieved.

Alaska State Troopers investigated and search-and-rescue efforts were mounted, but the deep, frigid water and rugged terrain made recovery impossible. No further traces of Wade or his plane were located, and the case eventually went cold.

Did anyone in the Soldotna area or pilots who flew Skilak Lake at the time have additional observations about that October day?