Investigation cites inadequate aviation regulations as likely cause of 2019 midair collision near Ketchikan
Posted by Eric Stone | Apr 20, 2021
A photo provided by investigators shows a Taquan Air DeHavilland DHC-3 Otter moments before it collided with a Mountain Air Service DHC-2 Beaver in 2019, killing six people and injuring 10. (via NTSB)
Two pilots whose planes collided near Ketchikan in 2019 were unable to see or detect each other until a midair crash was unavoidable.
That’s according to federal aviation investigators, who say the accident could have been avoided if flightseeing aircraft in high-traffic areas were required to have onboard systems to visually and audibly alert pilots to close-flying aircraft.