2022 Mutiny Bay DHC-3 crash
The wreckage of the aircraft being lifted onto a barge | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | September 4, 2022 |
| Summary | Loss of pitch control due to Mechanical failure caused by maintenance error |
| Site | |
| Aircraft | |
| N725TH, the DHC-3 Turbine Otter involved in the accident | |
| Aircraft type | DHC-3 Turbine Otter |
| Operator | West Isle Air operated for Friday Harbor Seaplanes |
| Registration | N725TH |
| Flight origin | Friday Harbor Seaplane Base, Friday Harbor, Washington, U.S. |
| Destination | Renton Municipal Airport, Renton, Washington, U.S. |
| Passengers | 9 |
| Crew | 1 |
| Fatalities | 10 |
| Survivors | 0 |
On September 4, 2022, a DHC-3 Turbine Otter single-engine floatplane on a passenger flight from Friday Harbor to Renton, Washington, U.S., crashed into the waters of Mutiny Bay near Whidbey Island, killing all ten people on board. The plane was operated by West Isle Air doing business as Friday Harbor Seaplanes, a service owned by Northwest Seaplanes.