CANADA Canada- Cessna 185 plane with 5 people, missing Fox Creek, Alberta, 29 April 1982

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Fox Creek RCMP seeking help from public in locating plane crash site from 39 years ago | Royal Canadian Mounted Police
''Fox Creek RCMP seeking help from public in locating plane crash site from 39 years ago
April 23, 2021
Fox Creek, Alberta


On April 29, 1982, Fox Creek RCMP received a report that a Cessna 185 plane had not returned from its flight and was believed to have crashed. The five persons on board were reported missing.

It is believed the Cessna 185 plane was traveling somewhere between Fox Creek and Prince George, British Columbia, when it crashed for unknown reasons. The five occupants that were on board the flight that day were never found, nor was the plane.

The plane is described as:

Cessna 185

White

Orange Trim

Engine # 572811

The RCMP investigated the circumstances surrounding this plane crash at the time and it was believed there was a fuel tank issue prior to take off. Foul play was never suspected.

"After 39 years of him being missing, I still think about my husband Rick a lot—especially this time of year as the 39th year anniversary is coming on the 29th of April and we still have no idea of what happened that day so many years ago," says Laural Gascon, widow of Rick Gascon. "I hope with people in the back country hiking quadding, forestry, etc, that we will find the crash site in my life time so that our children will have me here to help them through what is going to be a difficult time."

The following persons remain missing:

Ricky Allan Gascon

Larry Ernest Anderson

George Henry Maurer

Bevan Darryl Trottier

Brian Lawrence Trottier

"It is our hope that outdoor enthusiasts will keep an eye out for signs of this plane wreckage from 39 years ago," says Cpl. James Deibert of Fox Creek RCMP, "and that somehow we might be able to bring closure for the families of these missing persons."

If you have information, please contact the Fox Creek RCMP at 780-622-3740 or your local police. If you wish to remain anonymous, you can contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS), online at www.P3Tips.com or by using the "P3 Tips" app available through the Apple App or Google Play Store.

Contact information

Alberta RCMP Media Relations
780-509-3970''

 

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Plane from 39-year-old crash near northern Alta. and B.C. border still missing

“It is our hope that outdoor enthusiasts will keep an eye out for signs of this plane wreckage from 39 years ago… and that somehow we might be able to bring closure for the families of these missing persons.”

RCMP ask anyone with information about the plane or its wreckage to contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.''

 

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Cessna 185 Skywagon II
(photo taken at Cambridge Bay Airport, Nunavut, Canada)
Role Light utility aircraft
Manufacturer Cessna Aircraft Company
First flight July 1960
Introduction 1961
Produced 1961-1985
Number built over 4,400
Developed from Cessna 180
Variants St-Just Super-Cyclone
The Cessna 185 Skywagon is a six-seat, single-engined, general aviation light

LINK:
Cessna 185 Skywagon - Wikipedia



A black and white photo of the Cessna 185 that went missing 39-years ago (Supplied/Fox Creek RCMP).



General characteristics of Cessna 185

• Crew: one
• Capacity: five passengers
• Length: 25 ft 9 in (7.85 m)
• Wingspan: 35 ft 10 in (10.92 m)
• Height: 7 ft 9 in (2.36 m)
• Wing area: 174 sq ft (16.2 m2)
• Empty weight: 1,748 lb (793 kg)
• Gross weight: 3,350 lb (1,520 kg)
• Powerplant: 1 × Continental IO-520-D , 300 hp (220 kW)
• Propellers: 2-bladed constant speed, 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) diameter

Performance

• Maximum speed: 178 (statute) mph (155 nautical miles per hour or knots)
• Cruise speed: 167 mph (145 Knots)
• Stall speed: 56 mph (49 Knots)
• Range: 720 nautical miles (830 statute mi, 1,330 kilometers)
• Service ceiling: 17,150 ft.