On May 21, a pilot and passenger died when a Taquan commuter flight from
Ketchikan to Metlakatla Harbor cartwheeled on landing and came to rest inverted with the cabin submerged.
Taquan Air (K3,
Ketchikan Int'l) has restarted passenger and cargo operations with its seaplanes, after voluntarily suspending operations on May 21 in the wake of its involvement in two fatal crashes over a seven-day period.
Taquan Air (K3,
Ketchikan Int'l), which conducts passenger and cargo flights from its base in
Ketchikan in southeastern Alaska to remote parts of Alaska, as well as sightseeing tours for cruise ship passengers, has voluntarily suspended its operations after a second fatal crash in one week.
The two aircraft - one with 11 passengers and crew, the other with five people aboard - went down over water about 25 to 30 miles (40-48 km) northeast of
Ketchikan, according to Coast Guard Petty Officer Jon-Paul Rios, speaking from Juneau.
The two aircraft -- one with 11 passengers and crew, the other with five people aboard -- went down over water about 25 to 30 miles (40-48 km) northeast of
Ketchikan, according to Coast Guard Petty Officer Jon-Paul Rios, speaking from Juneau.
My interview with Bev Crum, ER nurse manager for the Emergency Department at PeaceHealth
Ketchikan Medical Center, was absolutely delightful.
But I'd soon find out:
Ketchikan lies along the Alaska Panhandle's Inside Passage, which protects ships from the vagaries of the open ocean.
In 2013, the
Ketchikan Gateway Borough initiated a challenge to the Alaska public education funding scheme by paying its required local contribution (RLC) to its school district under protest.
With an average of 150 inches of rain per year,
Ketchikan, Alaska, gets roughly three times the amount we do here in the Eugene-Springfield area.
He's also responsible for PeaceHealth
Ketchikan Medical Center in
Ketchikan, Alaska.