On June 16, 1989, twelve-year-old Janelle Lavern Gerlitz was a passenger on a small plane returning from a bible camp in Port Alsworth when the aircraft reportedly ran out of fuel and crashed into the waters of the Cook Inlet near Soldotna. The flight carried four people: Janelle, Tara Wetzel, William Johnson, and Michele Green. Few wreckage items were recovered from the water, but none of the passengers were ever located.

Janelle was described as having brown hair, hazel eyes, and a mole on her left cheek. She was wearing blue jeans, a grey sweater with pink and green stripes, and red tennis shoes. She also had several small scars on her left eye, thumb, and little finger. The Alaska State Troopers in Anchorage were the primary agency handling the case, and because the passengers were not found they are presumed deceased.

Does anyone have memories of the flight, the search efforts, or information that could shed light on what happened that day?