Alaska Coastal Airlines was an airline in the United States. It was formed in 1939 as a result of the merger of Alaska Air Transport and Marine Airways. On April 1, 1962, Alaska Coastal Airlines merged with Ellis Air Lines[1],[2] trading for a while as Alaska Coastal-Ellis Airlines. Alaska Coastal Airlines was taken over by Alaska Airlines in April 1968.[3]
History
Alaska Air Transport was formed by Sheldon Bruce "Shell" Simmons (October 8, 1908 – November 16, 1994)[4] at Juneau in the summer of 1935 with one Stinson SM-2AC aircraft named Patco. Alaska Air Transport bought out Irving Airways in September 1936. Irving Airways had been started by Wilbur Irving at Juneau in the spring of 1936.[5]
Marine Airways was formed by Alex Holden, Jim Davis and M E Monagle in Juneau in July 1936. Holden bought a Bellanca CH-300 Pacemaker NC196N in August 1936.[6] In 1938, Simmons used Bellanca NC47M in the rescue of survivors of the Patterson, an oceangoing freighter which had run aground at Cape Fairweather, 150 miles northwest of Juneau.[4][7][8] In 1939, Simmons and Holden joined forces, forming Alaskan Coastal Airways.[6]
1948 - Kingbird NC622V written off at Tulsequah, BC.[13]
November 14, 1952 - Vega NC49M destroyed by fire at Sitka.[14]
January 5, 1958 - Vega NC47M written off near Tanakee. Pilot killed, two passengers injured.[5]
January 20, 1964 - Goose N79914 accident at Petersburg.[15]
October 2, 1964 - Catalina N4936V written off at Otter Lake, flight attendant killed.[16][17]
August 21, 1966 - Goose N88820 written off near Juneau. Nine killed.[18]
August 30, 1967 - Goose N74588 accident at Prince Rupert, Canada.[19]
Fleet
Aeronca PC-3 NC16250 bought new from Aeronca 1 May 36 and sold after two accidents in Juneau and subsequent repairs on 30 Sep 39 to Mary Joyce of Taku Lodge, cancelled in CAA records 4 Aug 48 after letter from Miss Joyce that it was unlikely to fly again (Source; FAA file for NC16250)