Pilot of a PA32 white with blue stripe, tail # N393HM, when there was a mechanical failure and smoke being reported in the cabin near the Knik Glacier. On 09/10/1990, a wing portion of the aircraft was located on the northwesterly shore of Glacier Island. On 09/11/1990, the passenger’s body was located washed ashore on the South Shore Cove at Granite Point.