What happened
A student pilot departed Sebastian Municipal Airport in Sebastian, Florida, bound for Freeport, Grand Bahama. The flight included 3 passengers. No flight plan had been filed for the trip, and weather conditions were reported as VFR.
The aircraft failed to arrive at its destination. Following the disappearance, the U.S. Coast Guard conducted a two-day search operation, which concluded with negative sightings of any wreckage or survivors.
Nine days after the initial disappearance, the U.S. Navy recovered a body off the coast of Virginia. A medical examiner later identified the individual via dental records as one of the passengers from the missing aircraft. No wreckage from the plane was ever located. The remaining crew and passengers are missing and presumed dead.