John D. Johnston

SCAN-30

The seaplane was completing a flight from Wenatchee to Lake Stevens, carrying three passengers and one pilot. While cruising under VFR mode into adverse weather conditions, the airplane struck the slope of a mountain and crashed in the region of Skykomish. SAR operations were initiated but eventually abandoned after few days as no trace of the aircraft nor the four occupants was found. The wreckage was discovered by walkers in an isolated area on July 20, 1979.