Investigation of Deadly 04 September Accident Ongoing
The National Transportation Safety Board and the U.S. Navy will attempt to recover the wreckage of a floatplane that went down off the coast of Whidbey Island in Washington State’s Puget Sound. The investigation of the 04 September accident—which claimed the lives of nine passengers and veteran pilot Jason Winters—is ongoing, as are preparations for the recovery of the lost aircraft, a 1967 de Havilland DHC-3 Otter, registration N725TH. The recovery effort—which is to commence on 26 September—will see the U.S. Navy endeavor to raise the aircraft from approximately 190-feet of cold, turbid water by means of a crane, a barge, and