Accidents
NTSB: Turbine Otter Nosedived into Bay
Witnesses who observed the De Havilland DHC-3 Turbine Otter plunge into Mutiny Bay, Washington, on September 4 said it was in a near-vertical descent.
The NTSB is collecting the wreckage of this float-equipped de Havilland Canada Turbine Otter, N725TH, that crashed into Puget Sound, Washington, on September 4. (Photo: FlightAware)
The NTSB is collecting the wreckage of this float-equipped de Havilland Canada Turbine Otter, N725TH, that crashed into Puget Sound, Washington, on September 4. (Photo: FlightAware)

According to the NTSB preliminary report issued Friday, witnesses that observed the chartered De Havilland DHC-3 Turbine Otter plunge into Mutiny Bay, Washington, on September 4 told investigators that the single-engine airplane “was in level flight [at about 800 feet msl] before it entered a slight climb, then pitched down in a near-vertical descent.” The crash killed the pilot and all nine passengers aboard. The weather was day VMC with light wind.


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