January 2014, Kenmore Air announced a regular commercial service between Nanaimo Airport and Boeing Field in Seattle, with a free shuttle between Boeing Field and Sea-Tac. The service started March 3, 2014, but was discontinued on May 4, 2015, due to low passenger numbers. Kenmore Air Express provides daily, year-round service to the Washington communities of Eastsound and Friday Harbor. Service to Port Angeles was discontinued in November 2014. Fleet , the Kenmore Air fleet contains 26 aircraft. Special liveries Kenmore Air has four aircraft painted in special liveries: N50KA, a DHC-3 Turbine Otter, painted in Evening Magazine promotional livery N606KA, a DHC-3 Turbine Otter, painted in Wild Orca livery N32GW, a DHC-2 Turbine Beaver, painted in Fisherman's Landing BC livery N707KA, a DHC-3 Turbine Otter, painted in Seattle Kraken promotional livery Incidents and accidents October 1, 1977: A Kenmore Air DHC-2 Beaver crashed after colliding with terrain near Stevens Pass, Washington, killing all seven occupants. The aircraft crashed while heading to Lake Hatheume, British Columbia, after departing from Kenmore, Washington. The incident marked Kenmore Air's first fatal crash in over 36 years of operation. The crash, attributed to the overloading the aircraft's payload capacity and the aircraft's inability to climb above the rising terrain. Originally written off as damaged beyond repair, the DHC-2 Beaver, registered as N64391, was restored, and reregistered as N62357. June 11, 1979: A Kenmore Air DHC-2 Beaver was damaged after it crashed at sea near Maurelle Island, British Columbia, killing the sole occupant. The aircraft, registered N68084, was later recovered, repaired and reregistered as N72TT. October 1, 1999: Exactly 22 years after the first Kenmore Air fatal accident, a Kenmore Air DHC-2 Beaver crashed in a wooded area near Port Blakely, Washington. The aircraft, registered as N9766Z, was carrying four passengers, all members of a BBC film crew. The pilot and four passengers all received minor injuries, and the aircraft returned to service. The cause of the accident was attributed to the pilot's failure to maintain proper clearance above the trees and terrain. September 30, 2016: After departing from Seattle's South Lake Union a Kenmore Air DHC-2 Beaver crashed in the waters near San Juan Islands at approximately 8:50 a.m. A husband and wife in a pleasure boat, the Northern Rose, were able to make it to the crash scene and pulled one woman and three men on board from the water. All four victims