Sheila Cella Missing Person Case

Aug 27, 2019

Sep 12, 2023

Sheila

Cella

73

31

68 inches

140 lbs

White / Caucasian

Female

On a fall day in 1983, a flight took off from Nondalton, Alaska, charting a course for Kenai that would ultimately lead into a lasting mystery. Among the passengers on that October 31st was Sheila C. Cella, a 31-year-old woman with brown hair and green eyes. She, along with three other individuals, boarded a Cessna 206 aircraft, tail number N9975N, for what should have been a routine flight over the vast Alaskan landscape. The journey was one taken by many in a state where air travel is often a necessity, connecting remote communities. For the friends and families of those on board, however, this particular flight marked the beginning of a long and unanswered question, as Sheila and her fellow travelers never reached their destination. The circumstances surrounding the disappearance of the aircraft are as sparse as they are troubling. The plane, carrying Sheila, Dewey Bailey, John Cushman, and Hunter Wells, vanished without a trace. No distress calls are known to have been made, and no wreckage was ever spotted, despite what would have been extensive search efforts in the rugged and often unforgiving Alaskan wilderness. At the time she went missing, Sheila was wearing a white gold wedding ring set with a one-and-a-half to two-carat diamond, as well as a gold nugget necklace. These personal details provide a poignant glimpse into the life that was abruptly interrupted, leaving behind only memories and the chilling silence of an unsolved disappearance. The aircraft itself, a Cessna 206, became a crucial but missing piece of a puzzle that has remained incomplete for decades. The case of Sheila Cella and the other occupants of the Cessna is a somber tale of loss and uncertainty. The complete absence of any evidence—no debris, no personal effects, no sign of the four people on board—is the most perplexing aspect of the event. The official investigation, handled by the Alaska State Troopers, has been open since the day the plane was reported missing. Over the years, the hope of finding answers has dwindled, but the story serves as a stark reminder of the perils of aviation in remote and wild territories. The disappearance of the Cessna 206 on its flight from Nondalton to Kenai remains one of Alaska's enduring aviation mysteries, a silent testament to four lives that vanished into the vast expanse of the northern sky.

Oct 31, 1983

Kenai

Alaska

Kenai Peninsula Borough

No

60984

Alaska State Troopers

Anchorage

Alaska

Anchorage Borough

99507

Malia Miller

Missing Persons Clearinghouse Manager

5700 East Tudor Road, Alaska

9072695511

State

Law Enforcement

C83006371

1983-10-31

Alaska State Troopers

Brown

Green

Green

07/14/2026