NTSB: Floatplane wreckage found off Whidbey Island
Sep 12, 2022, 5:46 PM
(Photo courtesy of National Transportation Safety Board)
(Photo courtesy of National Transportation Safety Board)
The National Transportation Safety Board announced Monday that they had found the wreckage of the floatplane, which crashed into Mutiny Bay eight days ago, killing everyone on board.
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Nine adults and one child were on board the floatplane when it went down at 3:11 p.m. on Sept. 4.
According to the NTSB, the wreckage is about 190 feet underwater and a current of three to five knots, they will need a remotely operated vehicle to retrieve the plane.
NTSB, in coordination with NOAA and the University of Washington’s Applied Physics Laboratory, has located the wreckage of the DHC-3 Turbine Otter that crashed off Whidbey Island, Washington on September 4. https://t.co/FMkZFGwZnu pic.twitter.com/8LsFVj2LZ8
— NTSB Newsroom (@NTSB_Newsroom) September 13, 2022
