Business Aircraft Accident Reports: October 2026 | Aviation International News

Business Aircraft Accident Reports: October 2026

Preliminary and final accident reports, October 2026

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By David Jack Kenny • Contributor - Safety

October 1, 2026

Preliminary Reports

Occupants Escape Floatplane Fire

De Havilland DHC-3 Otter, July 23, 2026, Eastsound, Washington

The pilot and all 10 passengers managed to evacuate the aircraft before fire consumed most of its fuselage after an attempted precautionary landing. Poor weather forced the scheduled flight from Kenmore Air Harbor Seaplane Base (W55) in Seattle to Roche Harbor (WA39) and Friday Harbor (W33), both in Washington, to reverse course and land in Shallow Bay off Sucia Island, where the pilot planned to wait for conditions to improve. Footage captured by a witness showed the floatplane descending in a nose-high attitude; about four feet above the water, the left wing dipped and the left wingtip and float struck the surface. After the right float came down, the craft crashed into rocks and ran aground.

The pilot and two passengers suffered serious injuries; the other eight passengers sustained minor injuries. Nearby boaters arrived within minutes to take them off the island as the aircraft caught fire. The NTSB’s preliminary report did not include any summary of weather in the vicinity.

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