ABC News Aviation Analyst John Nance gives insight on floatplane that crashed into Puget Sound
Published Date: 9/5/2022
Source: KING 5
ABC News Aviation Analyst John Nance spoke with KING 5 to provide insight about the type of floatplane that crashed into Puget Sound near Whidbey Island and the investigation. According to the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), the plane was flying from Friday Harbor, a popular tourist destination in the San Juan Islands, to Renton Municipal Airport on Sunday, Sept. 4, 2022. The plane crashed in Mutiny Bay off Whidbey Island, roughly 30 miles northwest of downtown Seattle and about halfway between Friday Harbor and Renton. Data posted on Flight Aware shows the plane last observed near Oak Harbor, which was 18 minutes into what is normally a 50-minute flight. Officials said nine adults and one child were aboard the aircraft. The body of one person was recovered by a good Samaritan on Sunday after the crash was reported around 3:10 p.m., a USCG spokesperson said Monday morning. It is not known if the one confirmed death was the child or an adult. FULL STORY: https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/us-coast-guard-crews-respond-to-report-of-plane-crash-west-of-whidbey-island/281-ba487990-aef3-4614-93c6-0e2a36569b19