A private jet carrying Robert Ransom Williams III, Frank Wilder, Richard Kirby Windsor, George Nikita, and Donald Myers disappeared in 1971.
Following the disappearance of the jet, the five men were deemed dead, but their families have never received any answers.

Over the years, there have been at least 17 searches, but none of them have been successful.
Experts believe they have finally located the airplane’s wreckage, providing answers to questions about what actually happened to it for more than 50 years.
Underwater searcher Garry Kozak led a crew last month that used a remotely operated vehicle to find a jet wreckage.
The aircraft was located 200 feet underwater close to Juniper Island in South Burlington, Massachusetts, according to sonar pictures.
Kozak and his crew are “99 percent sure” that the jet is the missing plane from 1971 because they found the debris in a lake not far from where the radio control tower had last tracked the aircraft and because it has the same special paint.

We have shared the recent discovery with the relatives of the passengers who perished with the aircraft.
In an interview with the Associated Press, Barbara Nikitas, the niece of pilot George Nikita, stated: “To have this found now… it’s a peaceful feeling, but at the same time it’s a very sad feeling.” What transpired is known to us. A few pictures have been shown to us. I believe we’re having trouble with that right now.”
Frank Wilder, whose father was on the plane and shares the same name as him, expressed his relief at the discovery in another place.
“Spending 53 years not knowing if the plane was in the lake or maybe on a mountainside around there somewhere was distressing,” he told NBC News.

“And again, I’m feeling relieved that I know where the plane is now, but unfortunately it’s opening other questions and we have to work on those now.”
Just four days after it vanished, the lake froze over, making the hunt for the plane more challenging due to the bitter weather.
Kozak is certain that the aircraft found is the same one that vanished 53 years ago, but according to reports, the National Transportation Safety Board, which doesn’t engage in salvage operations, is looking into the matter to make sure.

The duration of the study is unknown.