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Lawsuit over deadly Whidbey Island floatplane crash targets aircraft operator and manufacturer

Representatives for all but one of the nine passengers killed in a seaplane crash near Washington state’s Whidbey Island are suing the flight’s charter operator and aircraft manufacturer

The Independent UK · Aug 25, 2023

Lawsuit over deadly seaplane crash in Washington state targets aircraft operator and manufacturer

Representatives for all but one of the nine passengers killed in a seaplane crash near Washington state’s Whidbey Island are suing the flight’s charter operator and aircraft manufacturer

The Independent UK · Aug 25, 2023

FAA mandates seaplane inspections as Whidbey Island crash causes concerns

SEATTLE — Federal regulators Wednesday ordered seaplanes like the one that crashed off Whidbey Island be inspected for a flaw that likely caused the deadly September crash.

Tribune News Service · Nov 3, 2022

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After Whidbey crash, NTSB wants Otter seaplanes grounded pending inspection

SEATTLE — The federal agency investigating the September seaplane crash off Whidbey Island said Monday that its experts have identified a potential cause of the deadly accident and called for similar planes to be grounded until they are inspected.

Tribune News Service · Oct 25, 2022

Whidbey seaplane crash investigators identify possible cause

SEATTLE — The National Transportation Safety Board investigating the crash of a seaplane last month off Whidbey Island on Monday said its experts identified a broken actuator that moves the plane’s horizontal tail that could potentially be the cause of the fatal accident that killed 10 people.

Tribune News Service · Oct 24, 2022

Emergency FAA order points to one possible cause of Whidbey seaplane crash

SEATTLE — The Federal Aviation Administration has issued a warning regarding potential weaknesses in parts of the tail of Otter seaplanes, the same type of aircraft that crashed off Whidbey Island last month.

Tribune News Service · Oct 8, 2022

Officials ID remains of 7 Whidbey Island floatplane crash victims

SEATTLE — Officials on Friday confirmed the identities of the seven people whose bodies have been recovered after last month’s floatplane crash off Whidbey Island, including the remains that washed ashore nearly two weeks after the crash.

Tribune News Service · Oct 7, 2022

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5 additional bodies recovered from Whidbey Island floatplane crash

SEATTLE — Six of the 10 victims of the Whidbey Island floatplane crash have been recovered and five have been identified, Island County Emergency Management said Friday afternoon.

Tribune News Service · Sep 30, 2022

Most of Whidbey Island plane crash wreckage recovered

SEATTLE — Most of a plane that crashed into Mutiny Bay over Labor Day weekend, killing 10 people, has been recovered, according to the National Transportation Safety Board.

Tribune News Service · Sep 30, 2022

Navy, NTSB to begin efforts to recover crashed seaplane

Crews later this month will begin trying to recover the wreckage of a seaplane that crashed in Puget Sound off Whidbey Island in Washington state, killing 10

The Independent UK · Sep 16, 2022

For two years, this Washington island has grappled with the long reach of COVID

The virus hit Whidbey Island early in 2020, and photojournalist Lynn Johnson was there. A million deaths later, we return to see how the pandemic has subtly but indelibly altered life there forever.

WEKU · May 18, 2022

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