Vancouver – Victoria – Seattle

On August 25, 1928 at 11:00 AM, Vancouver – Victoria – Seattle experienced a crash involving Ford 4, operated by British Columbia Airways - BCA, with the event recorded near Port Townsend Washington.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was flight at a lake, sea, ocean, river crash site.

7 people were known to be on board, 7 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 2, passengers on board: 5, passenger fatalities: 5, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is weather. The three engine airplane departed Vancouver on a flight to Seattle with an intermediate stop in Victoria, carrying five passengers and two crew members. While overflying the Puget Sound, the pilot encountered poor visibility due to this fog. Too low, the airplane hit the water surface some 12 miles south of Port Townsend and sank. All seven occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration G-CATX, MSN 4-AT-026, year of manufacture 1928.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 48.1180°, -122.7695°.