Name: Nicholas Joseph Begich
Case Classification: Endangered Missing
Missing Since: October 16, 1972
Location Last Seen: Anchorage, Anchorage County, Alaska
Date of Birth: April 6, 1932
Age: 40 years old
Race: White
Gender: Male
Height: 5'6"
Weight: 150 lbs. to 175 lbs.
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Brown
Nickname/Alias: Nick
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Unknown
Dentals: Not Available
Fingerprints: Not Available
DNA: Available
Clothing: Unknown
Jewelry: Unknown
Additional Personal Items: Unknown
Begich was last seen in Alaska on October 16, 1972. He was the U.S. Representative At-Large for Alaska and on a campaign fund-raising tour for his reelection when he disappeared aboard a twin engine Cessna 310 plane on a flight from Anchorage to Juneau, Alaska. Begich was an outspoken Democrat and a father of six, running for his second two-year term. Also aboard was U.S. House Majority Leader and Representative for Louisiana, Thomas Hale Boggs , Begich's aide Russell Brown, and pilot Don Jones (AKA Jonz).
The group left Anchorage International Airport at 9AM on October 16. The plane disappeared as it was approaching the Chugach mountain range in southeast Alaska. The pilot last spoke to the tower at 9:12AM. Severe turbulence and extreme icing was reported in the pass. All four people are presumed dead.
Agency Name: Alaska State Troopers
Agency Contact Person: Malia Miller
Agency Phone Number: 907-269-5038
Agency E-Mail: N/A
Agency Case Number: 72-11519
NamUs Case Number: 28981
NCIC Case Number: Unknown
NamUs
Seattle Weekly (10/17/12)
National Transportation Safety Board report
Added: Prior to 2011; Last Updated: 11-13-2021 - By: Htmlcnvtr
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** Listed information is from the time of disappearance.
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