Photo Credit: Fox Creek RCMP

By Shane Clausing

missing plane

Fox Creek RCMP continue search for missing plane from 39 years ago

Apr 23, 2021 | 2:10 PM

The Fox Creek RCMP are asking for help from the public in locating a plane crash site from 39 years ago.

On April 29, 1982, RCMP in Fox Creek received a report that a Cessna 185 plane had not returned from its flight and was believed to have crashed. Five people were on board and were reported as missing.

Mounties believe the plane was travelling somewhere between Fox Creek and Prince George, B.C when it crashed for an unknown reason.

The five occupants on board and the plane have never been found

The plane is described as:

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• Cessna 185
• White
• Orange Trim
• Engine # 572811
  Supplied by Fox Creek RCMP

Investigators believe the reason for the crash had to do with a fuel tank issue prior to taking off.

The following persons remain missing:

• Ricky Allan Gascon
• Larry Ernest Anderson
• George Henry Maurer
• Bevan Darryl Trottier
• Brian Lawrence Trottier

“After 39 years of him being missing, I still think about my husband Rick a lot—especially this time of year as the 39th year anniversary is coming on the 29th of April and we still have no idea of what happened that day so many years ago,” says Laural Gascon, widow of Rick Gascon.

“I hope with people in the backcountry hiking quadding, forestry, etc., that we will find the crash site in my lifetime so that our children will have me here to help them through what is going to be a difficult time.”

Cpl. James Deibert of Fox Creek RCMP says he hopes outdoor enthusiasts will keep an eye out for signs of this plane wreckage from 39 years ago.

“And that somehow we might be able to bring closure for the families of these missing persons.”

Anyone with information on the plane is asked to contact the RCMP or Crime Stoppers.