Kenmore – Lake Hatheume – Penticton

On October 1, 1977 at 02:00 PM, Kenmore – Lake Hatheume – Penticton experienced a crash involving De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver, operated by Kenmore Air, with the event recorded near Stevens Pass Washington.

The flight was categorized as charter/taxi (non scheduled revenue flight) and the reported phase was flight at a mountains 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: 1, crew fatalities: 1, passengers on board: 6, passenger fatalities: 6, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. While flying at low altitude over mountainous terrain, the pilot entered a canyon and was approaching a mountain pass when he elected to gain height. Unable to outclimb the rising terrain, the single engine airplane struck trees and crashed in a wooded area located near Stevens Pass, in the Cascade Mountain Range. The wreckage was found few hours later and all seven occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration N64391, MSN 1145, year of manufacture 1958.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 47.7456°, -121.0892°.