William A. Johnson was 49 when the small aircraft he was on ditched in Cook Inlet in June 1989. He was described as 6 feet 2 inches, about 195 pounds, with brown hair, blue eyes, a crippled right finger, freckles, and a linear scar on the lower-right abdomen. Reportedly he wore blue jeans, a green or blue shirt, a light blue jacket, tennis shoes and a gold expansion-band watch.

The flight from Port Alsworth to Soldotna carried four people. The pilot reported running out of fuel and intended to ditch about one mile offshore near the West Forelands. Recovery efforts found only a few aircraft parts, including a main wheel and strut; the passengers were never recovered and are presumed dead in the inlet. An official investigation attributed the crash to inadequate preflight planning and fuel exhaustion.

Does anyone have memories, photographs, or information about William, the flight, or the search that could help bring more detail to this case?