Bodies, Wreckage Of Downed Seaplane Recovered - AVweb

The bodies of six of 10 victims of an unusual floatplane crash in Washington State have been recovered, as has 80 percent of the wreckage of the turbine-powered De Havilland Otter. The Northwest Seaplanes aircraft suddenly plunged into Puget Sound on a flight from Friday Harbor to Renton on Sept. 4. The Navy has positioned a recovery barge over the site and is bringing up the result of the crash from a depth of 150 feet using underwater drones and a crane.


This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://www.avweb.com/aviation-news/bodies-wreckage-of-downed-seaplane-recovered

Was this a sight seeing trip or something else?

As AVweb reported on 18. September, the accident aircraft was “operated by Friday Harbor Seaplane Tours spiraled vertically into Puget Sound on a scheduled flight from Friday Harbor to Renton, Washington”. (www dot avweb dot com /aviation-news/witnesses-told-ntsb-seaplane-spiralled-vertically-into-puget-sound/) So, not a sight-seeing trip.