Seaplane Wreckage Found in Puget Sound

Investigation continues into last week’s deadly Turbine Otter crash near Seattle.

Tuesday, September 13, 2022 at 04:00 PM ET

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The wreckage was located using side scan sonar, multibeam sonar, and 3D instruments. [Courtesy: University of Washington Applied Physics Laboratory]

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A DHC-3 Turbine Otter seaplane carrying 10 people crashed in Mutiny Bay near Seattle on September 4, with one body recovered and nine individuals still missing.
The NTSB, NOAA, and University of Washington located the aircraft's wreckage approximately 190 feet below the surface using side scan and multibeam sonar.
A detailed inspection of the submerged wreckage requires a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) due to the depth and strong currents, but a deployment date has not yet been set.

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The National Transportation Safety Board has located the wreckage of the DHC-3 Turbine Otter that crashed in Mutiny Bay near Seattle earlier this month. The aircraft, registered to Northwest Seaplanes, went down on the afternoon of September 4 during a routing flight from Friday Harbor to Renton.

There were nine adults and one child on board. The body of one of the adults, 29-year-old Gabby Hanna from Seattle, was found in the water moments after the crash. The rest of the victims are still missing.