
The person at the center of this case
Nichol Paul Sias
Justice for Nichol Paul Sias — the trail went cold in 1996, but the truth hasn't.
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What caused the Grumman Goose aircraft (N660PA) to crash between Anderson Bay and Dutch Harbor?
What remains of the aircraft wreckage and what can it reveal about the accident?
What was the condition and fate of both Nichol Paul Sias and William Cork?
Nichol Paul Sias, a 58-year-old male, disappeared on August 11, 1996, when a white Grumman Turbine G-21A Goose aircraft (N660PA) he was piloting departed Anderson Bay in Alaska for a 20-minute flight to Dutch Harbor. The plane never reached its destination, and wreckage was discovered on a beach in Constantine Bay near Unalaska. The circumstances of the crash and the fate of Sias and his passenger William Cork remain unknown after nearly three decades.
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Why did the aircraft fail to reach Dutch Harbor on what should have been a routine 20-minute flight?
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NamUs case MP67004. Missing person: Nichol Paul Sias.
Last known contact: 1996-08-11 in Dillingham, Dillingham, AK. Circumstances: Nichol and William Cork, MP #67268 are missing in a white Grumman Turbine G-21A Goose plane with tail number N660PA that departed Anderson Bay at 1610 hours on a 20-minute flight to Dutch Harbor.
Part of plane was found on the beach in Constantine Bay about 6 miles northeast of Unalaska. Demographics: 58 years, Male, White / Caucasian.
Physical description: 6 ft 6 in, 190 lbs, hair: Brown, eyes: Blue. Investigating agency: Alaska State Troopers | 960056737.
White Grumman Turbine G-21A Goose (N660PA) departed Anderson Bay with Nichol Paul Sias and William Cork on a scheduled 20-minute flight to Dutch Harbor
Part of the aircraft was discovered on the beach in Constantine Bay, approximately 6 miles northeast of Unalaska
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