FL FL - Lake County, UnsMale 55-65, UP6117, in a burned airplane near Highway 33 and District Road 2-0222, large and rugged body frame, Aug'81

[Romulus]

2492UMFL - Unidentified Male​

Date of Discovery: August 3, 1981
Location of Discovery: Lake County, Florida
Estimated Date of Death: Unknown
State of Remains: Not recognizable - Charred/burned
Cause of Death: Unknown

Physical Description​

Estimated Age: 55-65 years old
Race: Unknown
Gender: Male
Height: Unknown
Weight: Unknown
Hair Color: Unknown
Eye Color: Unknown
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Body frame described as fairly large and rugged.

Identifiers​

Dentals: Available.
Fingerprints: Not available.
DNA: Not available.

Clothing & Personal Items​

Clothing: Unknown
Jewelry: Unknown
Additional Personal Items: Unknown

Circumstances of Discovery​

The victim's charred remains were found in a burned airplane near Highway 33 and District Road 2-0222 in south Lake County.

Investigating Agency(s)​

Agency Name: District 5 Medical Examiner's Office
Agency Contact Person: Lindsey Bayer
Agency Phone Number: 352-326-5961
Agency Case Number: MA-79-81/ME-320-81

NCIC Case Number: N/A
NamUs Case Number: UP #6117

Information Source(s)​

NamUs

2492UMFL

 

[JamesRUstlerIV]

Did the plane crash or was it abandoned and had burned? Seems like if it had crashed it should be fairly easy to track down more information.

 

[killarney rose]

Could’ve been a drug smuggler. That would explain no ID and not being able to trace the plane. Unless the fire was bad enough to destroy all forms of ID.

 

[vls12345]

"Body frame described as fairly large and rugged."

Does that refer to the person or the frame of the burned out airplane? I know it's listed like it's the person but something in the wording makes me feel like it's describing the plane.

 

[ifindedout]

No mention of this plane in the Aviation Safety Network database in the area and timeframe given.

Aviation Safety Network > > ASN Aviation Safety Database results

Aviation Safety Network: Aviation Safety Network: Databases containing descriptions of over 11000 airliner write-offs, hijackings and military aircraft accidents.

asn.flightsafety.org

In fact, no mention of aircraft model suggests the possibility that it was custom built, which would almost certainly indicate it was used for drug smuggling. MOO

edited first sentence to include area

 

[Captain Beck]

"Body frame described as fairly large and rugged."

Does that refer to the person or the frame of the burned out airplane? I know it's listed like it's the person but something in the wording makes me feel like it's describing the plane.

Most likely ’body frame’ refers to the unidentified person in the aircraft. If it referred to the aircraft it would use ’fuselage’ and not ’body frame.’