Accidents
At Least Four Killed in Alaskan Tour Aircraft Midair
Taquan Air said it is canceling flights while federal authorities investigate the midair collision.

An NTSB Go-Team was scheduled to arrive this afternoon at the scene of Monday’s midair collision near Ketchikan, Alaska, between two float-equipped tour airplanes: a de Havilland Beaver and a DHC-3 turbine Otter carrying a total of 16 people. According to the U.S. Coast Guard, four people are known killed, 10 are injured, and two are missing. The passengers on both aircraft came from the cruise ship Royal Princess. At the time of the accident, VMC was reported.