by Casey Dubose | May 23, 2023 | Accident, California Accident
They Had Enough Fuel, But Could Not Get It To The Engines The Twin Otter, N153QS, owned by Seafly LLC, a Delaware Corporation with a representative office in Palo Alto, CA, was involved in a fatal accident during a ferry flight to Hawaii. This aircraft, returning from...
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 Chris Rusing | Sep 11, 2022 | General Aviation, Mutiny Bay
The ADB-S data from the accident flight of N725TH shows a cruising altitude of 600 feet immediately prior a slight climb and then sharp descent to the water below. Why would the pilot would choose to operate the seaplane at such a low altitude? The answer is...
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 | Aug 7, 2021 | Accident, Alaska Accident, Commercial Aviation Accident
On August 5, 2021, a DeHavilland Beaver seaplane operated by Southeast Aviation out of Ketchikan, crashed in the mountains approximately 8 miles northeast of Ketchikan while on a Misty Fjords National Monument scenic flight. There were no survivors among the five...
