On June 18, 2005, 69-year-old Robert Fredrick Ayers went missing after his single-engine Piper PA28 Cherokee airplane crashed on Mount Shasta in Northern California. Ayers was en route from San Diego to his home in Washington when the incident occurred. At the time of his disappearance, he was described as a White male, 6'4" tall, and weighing approximately 200 pounds, with brown hair and blue eyes.
The circumstances leading to the discovery of the wreckage began when the Civil Air Patrol received an aircraft emergency locator transmitter signal. The signal was initially traced to an area west of Mt. Eddy, with the strongest transmission coming from McCloud, California. Ultimately, the origin of the signal was determined to be the east face of Mt. Shasta. Two days later, on June 20, 2005, the wreckage of Ayers' plane was located on the lower Konwakiton Glacier at an elevation of 11,400 feet.
Despite locating the aircraft, authorities were unable to access the wreckage due to hazardous avalanche conditions. In the years since the crash, the plane wreckage has reportedly slid approximately 1,000 feet and now rests below the Konwakiton Glacier. Robert Fredrick Ayers was never found, and his body has not been recovered. The Siskiyou County Sheriff's Department holds the case, which remains unsolved.
Last Seen: Jun 18, 2005
