What happened
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On April 1, 1999, at 1230 eastern standard time (EST), a smith Aerostar 601P, N441CB, operated by a private pilot, was reported missing. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed during the time the airplane would have been airborne. The business flight was being conducted under 14 CFR part 91. No flight plan was filed. The pilot and passenger on board have not been found. The cross country flight departed the Port Huron, st. Clair county international airport, Port Huron, Michigan, at 1130 EST, and was en route to freemont, Ohio. A witness, employed by the pilot's company, said that the pilot "would have taken the shortest route, over [lake] st. Clair, ontario [province], and [lake] erie," to get to freemont, Ohio. The witness said that the pilot was suppose to meet a customer at freemont airport, at 1230 EST. When the pilot did not show, the customer contacted the company. The air force rescue coordination center (afrcc) at langley, Virginia, issued an alert notice (alnot) of missing aircraft on April 1, 1999, at 1803 EST. A search for the missing airplane was conducted by the us coast guard and the canadian defense forces. The search was called off on apr. 10,1999 at 2125 EST. (-23)aircraft departed Port Huron, MI. With pilot and one pax headed for freemont, OH. Aircraft was reported missing later that day and a missing alert notice was issued @ 1803 EST on 4/1/99. Us coast guard and canadian defense forces searched lakes erie and st. Clair. Neither the pilot nor pax has been found.
As the FAA filed it
ON APRIL 1, 1999, AT 1230 EASTERN STANDARD TIME (EST), A SMITH AEROSTAR 601P, N441CB, OPERATED BY A PRIVATE PILOT, WAS REPORTED MISSING. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED DURING THE TIME THE AIRPLANE WOULD HAVE BEEN AIRBORNE. THE BUSINESS FLIGHT WAS BEING CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER ON BOARD HAVE NOT BEEN FOUND. THE CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT DEPARTED THE PORT HURON, ST. CLAIR COUNTY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, PORT HURON, MICHIGAN, AT 1130 EST, AND WAS EN ROUTE TO FREEMONT, OHIO. A WITNESS, EMPLOYED BY THE PILOT'S COMPANY, SAID THAT THE PILOT "WOULD HAVE TAKEN THE SHORTEST ROUTE, OVER [LAKE] ST. CLAIR, ONTARIO [PROVINCE], AND [LAKE] ERIE," TO GET TO FREEMONT, OHIO. THE WITNESS SAID THAT THE PILOT WAS SUPPOSE TO MEET A CUSTOMER AT FREEMONT AIRPORT, AT 1230 EST. WHEN THE PILOT DID NOT SHOW, THE CUSTOMER CONTACTED THE COMPANY. THE AIR FORCE RESCUE COORDINATION CENTER (AFRCC) AT LANGLEY, VIRGINIA, ISSUED AN ALERT NOTICE (ALNOT) OF MISSING AIRCRAFT ON APRIL 1, 1999, AT 1803 EST. A SEARCH FOR THE MISSING AIRPLANE WAS CONDUCTED BY THE US COAST GUARD AND THE CANADIAN DEFENSE FORCES. THE SEARCH WAS CALLED OFF ON APR. 10,1999 AT 2125 EST. (-23)AIRCRAFT DEPARTED PORT HURON, MI. WITH PILOT AND ONE PAX HEADED FOR FREEMONT, OH. AIRCRAFT WAS REPORTED MISSING LATER THAT DAY AND A MISSING ALERT NOTICE WAS ISSUED @ 1803 EST ON 4/1/99. US COAST GUARD AND CANADIAN DEFENSE FORCES SEARCHED LAKES ERIE AND ST. CLAIR. NEITHER THE PILOT NOR PAX HAS BEEN FOUND.
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