The de Havilland DHC-3 Otter that crashed in Soldotna, Alaska, in 2013 was overweight and out of CG limits, the NTSB said in its probable cause report this week. Contributing to the accident was the FAA's "failure to require weight and balance documentation for this type of air taxi flight," the NTSB said. The aircraft crashed shortly after takeoff from Soldotna, Alaska, on July 7, 2013, killing the pilot and 9 passengers. The flight, headed for a lodge less than 100 miles away, carried two families, luggage, and food and supplies loaded by the pilot, whoowned the Otter.
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