An attorney for the families says the cruise line was required to inform passengers that floatplane tours could be hazardous.
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Federal investigators outline circumstances of fatal August 2021 Misty Fjords crash
Investigators have not yet pointed to a cause for the crash.
NTSB: Searchers described poor visibility around Misty Fjords fatal crash site
Pilots described cloud ceilings as low as 600 feet above the ground in the valley where the aircraft was found.
NTSB: Pilot in last week’s fatal floatplane crash was in another accident in July
Investigators flew over the site on Sunday, but poor weather and low visibility hampered efforts to land until Wednesday, when the weather began to clear.
Fatal crash renews concerns about safety of Alaska aviation
A KUCB and ProPublica investigation in June found that Alaska is home to a growing share of the country’s crashes involving small commercial aircraft. Over the past two decades, the number of deaths in crashes involving these operators has plummeted nationwide, while in Alaska deaths have held relatively steady.
Officials identify six people who died after a flightseeing plane crash near Ketchikan
Responders reached the crash site and recovered the bodies on Saturday afternoon.
No one injured in Coffman Cove floatplane crash
The NTSB says the plane flipped on takeoff after hitting a buoy.