Seattle – Ketchikan

On January 5, 1943 at 12:00 AM, Seattle – Ketchikan experienced a crash involving Lockheed 10 Electra, operated by Gillam Airways, with the event recorded near Ketchikan Alaska.

The flight was categorized as charter/taxi (non scheduled revenue flight) and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a mountains crash site.

6 people were known to be on board, 2 fatalities were recorded, 4 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 33.3%.

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

The listed crash cause is human factor. On approach to Ketchikan, the twin engine aircraft hit a hill located 30 miles southeast of the airport. SAR teams did not find the aircraft and two days later, a female passenger died from her injuries. The pilot, Harold Gillam, decided to walk away to find help while all four other passengers walked on another way. One month later, all four passengers eventually found help and few days later, the pilot's dead body was found iced.

Aircraft reference details include registration NC14915, MSN 1021, year of manufacture 1935.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 55.3431°, -131.6467°.