Background
On a Saturday afternoon, a pilot and a passenger departed Duluth, Minnesota, on a cross-country flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of departure, and no flight plan was filed for the trip. The aircraft's destination, however, was never reached.
Search Initiation
The pilot failed to arrive for work on the following Monday, prompting a report of his disappearance. A search was subsequently initiated to locate the aircraft and its occupants.
Discovery of the Passenger
Six days after the flight left Duluth, a search party found the body of the passenger on the shore of Lake Superior, east of Superior, Wisconsin. The search efforts were terminated two days later.
Discovery of the Pilot
After approximately two months, the body of the pilot was also discovered, washed up on the same lake shore east of Superior. The aircraft itself was not found and is presumed to be in Lake Superior.
Conclusion
The investigation revealed that the airplane did not reach its intended destination. The wreckage remains unrecovered, and the fate of the flight remains determined solely by the discovery of the occupants' remains.