Wenatchee - Stevens Lake

On May 27, 1979 at 12:00 AM, Wenatchee - Stevens Lake experienced a crash involving SCAN-30, operated by John D. Johnston, with the event recorded near Skykomish Washington.

The flight was categorized as private and the reported phase was flight at a mountains crash site.

4 people were known to be on board, 4 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: 3, passenger fatalities: 3, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. 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.

Aircraft reference details include registration N4451, MSN 33, year of manufacture 1949.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 47.7093°, -121.3606°.