SCAN-30 crash, May 27, 1979 (4 killed), Skykomish Washington
SCAN-30 accident on May 27, 1979 near Skykomish Washington, United States with 4 fatalities. Cause: Controlled flight into terrain after the pilot...
- Date: May 27, 1979
- Aircraft: SCAN-30
- Location: Skykomish Washington, United States
- Fatalities: 4
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Controlled flight into terrain after the pilot continued VFR flight into adverse weather (low ceiling, rain, thunderstorm activity, visibility under a quarter mile). NTSB investigation SEA79FA047.
SCAN-30 seaplane N4451 flew from Wenatchee to Lake Stevens with one pilot and three passengers. Under VFR into adverse weather, it struck the slope of a mountain near Skykomish. Search efforts were abandoned after a few days. The wreckage was found by walkers on 20 July 1979, and all four occupants were killed.