Seattle – Victoria

On August 4, 1930 at 12:00 AM, Seattle – Victoria experienced a crash involving Lockheed 5 Vega, operated by Alaska Washington Airways, with the event recorded near Kingston Washington.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

6 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 6 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 1, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 5, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. En route from Seattle to Victoria, the pilot was forced to attempt an emergency landing after the engine caught fire. He was able to land on a beach located near Kingston. The single engine airplane named 'Taku II' flipped over and came to rest, bursting into flames. All six occupants evacuated safely while the aircraft was destroyed by fire.

Aircraft reference details include registration NC102W, MSN 119, year of manufacture 1930.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 41.4729°, -71.5223°.