by Robert Hedrick | Oct 17, 2022 | Commercial Aviation Accident, Mutiny Bay
On October 4, 2022 the FAA issued emergency airworthiness directive (AD) 2022-21-51, which requires almost immediate inspection of the left elevator auxiliary spar of De Havilland Otter DHC-3 aircraft. While it is not known if this is related to the Northwest...
by Robert Hedrick | Oct 12, 2022 | Accident, Mutiny Bay
BY ROBERT HEDRICK, CASEY DUBOSE, KERRY KOVARIK, AND CHRIS RUSING {This article was originally published in the Washington State Bar News, October 2022. The Bar News is mailed to every attorney in the State of Washington. We are delighted that it was a featured...
by Robert Hedrick | Sep 10, 2022 | Accident
Losing a family member, whether parent, child, or sibling, or even a close friend, is unbearably hard enough. But the second tragedy of the Mutiny Bay Northwest Seaplanes accident, is the stunning fact that the bodies of nine loved ones remain under water, now eight...
by Robert Hedrick | Sep 6, 2022 | Accident, Mutiny Bay
ALG research has confirmed that the FAA identifies a company called West Isle Air, Inc. as the FAA registered certificate holder for the De Havilland Otter Seaplane, N725TH, which was involved in the accident off Whidbey Island on September 4, 2022. The Federal...
by Robert Hedrick | Jun 13, 2022 | General Aviation, Hawaii Accident
On Wednesday, June 8, 2022, a Bell 407 helicopter operated by Paradise Helicopters was on a flightseeing tour on Big Island, Hawaii, when it crashed, injuring all six persons on board, including numerous serious injuries. The accident occurred on a small lava field...