5603DMVT - Frank Benjamin Wilder

1: Circa 1955; 2: Circa 1970

Name: Frank Benjamin Wilder
Case Classification: Endangered Missing
Missing Since: January 27, 1971
Location Last Seen: South Burlington, Chittenden County, Vermont

Physical Description

Date of Birth: Circa 1922
Age: 49 years old
Race: White / Caucasian
Gender: Male
Height: 5'0" - 5'10"
Weight: 150 - 250 lbs
Hair Color: Black. Short cropped hair, receding hairline. None.
Eye Color: Brown
Nickname/Alias: Unknown
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Unknown

Identifiers

Dentals: Unknown
Fingerprints: Unknown
DNA: Unknown

Clothing & Personal Items

Clothing: Unknown
Jewelry: Unknown
Additional Personal Items: Available

Circumstances of Disappearance

Pilots Donald Myers and George Nikita along with passengers Richard Windsor, Robert Williams, and Frank Wilder boarded a private aircraft en route to Rhode Island. The aircraft was lost in Lake Champlain during heavy weather conditions and was not recovered.

In May 2024, wreckage of a jet with the same custom paint scheme was found in the lake close to where the radio control tower had last tracked the plane before it disappeared.

Investigating Agency(s)

Agency Name: Vermont State Police
Agency Contact Person: James Whitcomb, Lieutenant
Agency Phone Number: 8028787111
Agency E-Mail: N/A
Agency Case Number: 14A103322

NamUs Case Number: 26244

Information Source(s)

NamUs
Burlington Free Press - Nov. 18, 2017
NBC News

Admin Notes

Added: 01/01/2022; Last Updated: 06/12/2024 - By: Doe-NamUs-App