Interesting DJ,

CJ wrote:
The water is 250-300 feet deep there, but no trace of the plane or
Mitsutomi's body was ever found.

I believe the fisher aulled Mitsutomi's body abourd, it was Doug Ledet
that was missing and presumed to have sustained fatal injuries.

Was there a May Day call? In the report it stated that the weather was
VFR and no flight plan was filed"Visual meteorological conditions
prevailed, and no flight plan had been filed"), but in the following
paragraph, it saids that "According to the operator, the pilots filed
an instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan to Catalina due to weather
considerations"

The report also saids "The proposed itinerary was to fly from Redlands
Airport (L12), where he rented the airplane, to Avalon Airport, and
then return to Redlands.", but you said Misutomi bought the plane from
you. Why would he need to rent it if he owned it?

I'm confused...

Shame about your plane and the pilots.

Monk