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1 Dead, 9 Missing After Floatplane Crashes into Puget Sound
One person was killed and nine people remained missing, including a child, after a floatplane crashed Sunday afternoon in Puget Sound in Washington state, the U.S. Coast Guard said. The agency said in a press release the plane was flying from Friday Harbor, a popular tourist destination in the San Juan Islands, to Renton, a southern suburb of Seattle. (apnews.com) Mais...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
Rest in peace to those who perished.
Lots of possibilities. A bird strike resulting in an unconscious pilot seem like a possibility at 900 feet. I’d imagine a large bird hitting a windscreen at 125 knots would be very loud. My condolences to all effected by this tragedy.
I am surprised there is not more ads-b data. there are a lot of flight trackers there. The climb to higher altitude seemed normal, but speed at 100kn should be ok. The otter is a workhorse. I have flown with a canoe strapped to both pontoons and for pax + gear.
Dan Gryder of the Youtube channel "Probable Cause" has posted a video with the probable cause of this crash. Dan says his video will probably be taken down in a couple days (because of lawyers) so click on this link to watch it now before it is taken down > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J2MqTGx3Xq4
Everything that Dan says makes complete sense. The problem was not with the design of the De-Havilland Canada Turbo Otter (the crash aircraft was built in 1967) but with the maintenance and inspection. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J2MqTGx3Xq4
Everything that Dan says makes complete sense. The problem was not with the design of the De-Havilland Canada Turbo Otter (the crash aircraft was built in 1967) but with the maintenance and inspection. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J2MqTGx3Xq4
Not my BFF but IMHO the DG assessment is spot on. Aft CG, copious amounts of nose down trim in effect, large load on elevator/horizontal stab., then trim tab fail!
"Galloping Ghost" at Reno anyone?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_Reno_Air_Races_crash
"Galloping Ghost" at Reno anyone?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_Reno_Air_Races_crash
Sure seems like a plausible explanation for this awful crash. If I owned any of these aircraft I would have those parts carefully inspected on a regular basis. Wonder if they should be redesigned and replaced?
He may be right but Dan should know better than to declare a probable cause before ALL the information is in.