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“No Trace After Takeoff: The Unrecovered Passenger of Half Moon Bay’s 1994 Night Flight”
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“No Trace After Takeoff: The Unrecovered Passenger of Half Moon Bay’s 1994 Night Flight”
Posted by admin on August 24, 2025, 01:06 268 0

Case Overview

On June 19, 1994, 41-year-old Patricia Elizabeth Papagni vanished after a nighttime departure from Half Moon Bay Airport in California. Official listings classify her as “Lost/Injured Missing,” with her disappearance tied to an aircraft accident off the coast. Records note her date of birth as October 8, 1952, and list Half Moon Bay as the location where she was last seen.

The Final Takeoff

Papagni was a passenger aboard a Cessna 152 that lifted off shortly after 11:12 p.m. for a short return hop to Palo Alto following dinner in Half Moon Bay. At approximately 11:14 p.m., witnesses reported the plane descending out of a low overcast in a spin and striking the Pacific Ocean near the departure path over Pillar Point Harbor. ...Read More

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