According to Flightradar24, the last ADS-B signal from the aircraft was received at
22:08 UTC in Mutiny Bay. [Courtesy: Flightradar24]
Key Takeaways:
A floatplane carrying 10 people crashed in Mutiny Bay, north of Seattle, resulting in one confirmed fatality and nine others, including a child, missing.
The aircraft, a 1967 de Havilland DHC-3 Turbine Otter operated by Northwest Seaplanes, went down approximately 18 minutes after taking off from Friday Harbor on Sunday afternoon.
The last reported ADS-B signal indicated a rapid descent rate of over 7,700 feet per minute, and an NTSB team is currently investigating the accident.
A floatplane accident in Mutiny Bay, north of Seattle, has left one person dead and 9 others missing, including a child, according to the U.S. Coast Guard.
The 1967 de Havilland DHC-3 Turbine Otter went down approximately 18 minutes after takeoff from Friday Harbor (KFHR) Sunday afternoon.
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