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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Via AP news wire

Washington seaplane crash that killed 10 was caused by one single component

Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.

U.S. investigators have confirmed that a mechanical issue caused the seaplane crash that killed 10 people off an island in Washington state last year.

The National Transportation Safety Board, which investigated the Sept. 4, 2022, crash, said Thursday that a single component of a critical flight control system failed, causing an unrecoverable, near-vertical descent into Puget Sound's Mutiny Bay near Whidbey Island.

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