Name: Nancy Elizabeth Branch
Case Classification: Endangered Missing
Missing Since: December 6, 1992
Location Last Seen: Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara County, California.
Date of Birth: February 25, 1963
Age: 29 years old
Race: Black
Gender: Female
Height: 5'3
Weight: 120 lbs.
Hair Color: Black
Eye Color: Brown
Nickname/Alias: Unknown
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Branch's ears are pierced.
Dentals: Not Available.
Fingerprints: Unknown
DNA: Unknown
Clothing: Unknown
Jewelry: Unknown
Additional Personal Items: Unknown
Branch was returning from a weekend in Santa Barbara, California with three friends on December 6, 1992. The group departed from Santa Barbara Airport at approximately 12:00 PM.
They were aboard a single-engine Piper Archer airplane at the time. The last communication from the aircraft was received eight minutes later. The plane was en route to Palo Alto, California but never arrived as scheduled.
Authorities described the weather at the time of the plane's departure as treacherous. The pilot did not give any indication that something was wrong on board the aircraft.
An extensive search of the area produced no clues as to the plane's location. Investigators received a tip that the aircraft had crashed somewhere near the Big Basin area of California, but no evidence was discovered.
Agency Name: Menlo Park Police Department
Agency Contact Person: Sergeant Sharon Kaufman
Agency Phone Number: 650-858-3317
Agency E-Mail: N/A
Agency Case Number: N/A
Namus Case Number: 23474
Agency Case Number: G924968
NCIC Case Number: M-610832122
California Department of Justice
The San Jose Mercury News
Namus
Added: Prior to 2011; Last Updated: 07-20-2022 - By: Admin
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** Listed information is from the time of disappearance.
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