On September 17, 1978, 19-year-old Nekita Nick Katelnikoff, an American Indian/Alaska Native male, was a passenger on a Viking Air Services charter Cessna 411 that departed King Salmon bound for Kodiak. Also on board were James Madsen Jr. and Marion Parker. The aircraft disappeared while making its approach; its last known position is believed to have been over the Shelikof Strait between Kodiak Island and the Alaskan mainland.

A search and rescue operation covered coastline and sea but turned up no wreckage and no sign of the three occupants. Because no debris or bodies were recovered, the cause of the aircrafts loss could not be determined. The Alaska State Troopers maintain an open investigation, and the case remains unsolved.

Anyone who has information about the flight, its route, or sightings in the Shelikof Strait area on or around September 17, 1978, is asked to come forward.