NTSB investigators reported October 24 that a missing lock ring may have allowed the horizontal stabilizer to swing free in flight before a de Havilland Canada DCH–3 Otter plunged into Mutiny Bay off Whidbey Island, Washington, on September 4. The accident killed the pilot and nine passengers.
NTSB updates investigation of fatal Otter accident
NTSB investigators reported October 24 that a missing lock ring may have allowed the horizontal stabilizer to swing free in flight before a de Havilland Canada DCH–3 Otter plunged into…
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