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Michael Pfaff, a 28-year-old man from Batavia, New York, went missing on November 5, 1979, in a case that continues to baffle authorities. Pfaff, along with two other men, Albert Zeitler and Richard D. Phillips, was on board a small four-passenger plane. The trio was last heard from when Pfaff, who was piloting the aircraft, sent a distress signal around 1:43 PM. The plane is believed to have crashed into Lake Ontario, but despite search efforts, neither the wreckage nor the passengers have ever ...Read More
Last Seen: Nov 05, 1979
Last Seen: Nov 05, 1979
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Mar 08, 2011
Jun 05, 2020
Michael
Pfaff
73
28
69 inches
170 lbs
White / Caucasian
Male
Nov 05, 1979
Batavia
New York
Genesee County
167
9772
New York State Police - Batavia
Batavia
New York
Genesee County
14020
Brian Howard
Senior Investigator
Troop A Headquarters, New York
5853446223
State
Law Enforcement
AHQT8486
New York State Police - Batavia
Blond/Strawberry
Blue
Blue
12/02/2025
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Does anyone else think it's strange how rarely we hear about plane disappearances over bodies of wat... ...Read More
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