No one injured in floatplane crash in Coffman Cove
Posted by Maria Dudzak | Jul 9, 2021
A floatplane crashed during takeoff from the Prince of Wales Island community of Coffman Cove Friday morning. No injuries were reported.
Clint Johnson is the head of the National Transportation Safety Board’s Alaska office.
“The flight was on departure, headed back to Ketchikan. During departure from the water, the airplane struck what they are referring to as an inlet float or buoy, and the airplane subsequently … nosed over and ended upside down,” Johnson said in a phone interview.
Johnson says the pilot was the only person aboard.