Port Angeles – Seattle

On April 6, 1943 at 12:00 AM, Port Angeles – Seattle experienced a crash involving Grumman G-21A Goose, operated by United States Coast Guard - USCG, with the event recorded near Blyn Washington.

The flight was categorized as positioning 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: 4, crew fatalities: 4, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is weather. En route, the crew encountered poor weather conditions and the seaplane hit a mountain located near Blyn. All four crew members were killed. Crew: L/Cdr Frederick L. Westbrook, Lt Jg C. R. Heussy, Cpt E. H. Muyskens, RM1 T. E. Kesner.

Aircraft reference details include registration V176, MSN 1065, year of manufacture 1940.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 48.0217°, -123.0057°.