300 hp Wright J6-9-300
Photo by Keith T. Petrich from Jim Ruotsala's collection
User by the Whitepass and Yukon Airways. This Keystone Loening Commuter was photographed on the field at Skagway, Alaska. It was flown by famous Alaska bush pilot Vernon Bookwalter in the 1930's.
One would expect an aircraft of this vintage to be mainly constructed of wood. However, the hull framework was built up of dural frame members that were bolted together into a rigid structure. The hull bottom was covered with 1/16" duralumin plate. The wings were made up of spruce spars with stamped Alcad ribs.
In 2003 there was only one K-84 on the FAA records, N63K sn 305, registered to Yellowstone Aviation of Jackson WY. There were a total of 30 built.
