“We were able to get the engine up on Wednesday and today were able to get up 80 percent of the plane, almost the entirety,” said Jennifer Homendy, NTSB Chair

hotrod180 wrote:From the linked news story:

Schroeter Goldmark & Bender (SGB), which is representing two of the families who have lost loved ones in the crash, sent a statement to KOMO news:
"Words cannot adequately convey the depth of our grief." The Hilty Family said (on behalf of decedents Lauren Hilty, Ross Mickel, Remy Mickel, and Luca Mickel). "The past three weeks have been absolute torture as we continue to anxiously await the retrieval of the plane and, more importantly, our loved ones. Our hope is this retrieval process is successful, but we know this is just the first step on our long, painful road ahead.

Here's SGB's website:

https://sgb-law.com/

What a shame that an apparent ambulance chasing law firm is already poised to pounce,
before the cause of the accident is even known.

hotrod180 wrote:From the linked news story:

Schroeter Goldmark & Bender (SGB), which is representing two of the families who have lost loved ones in the crash, sent a statement to KOMO news:
"Words cannot adequately convey the depth of our grief." The Hilty Family said (on behalf of decedents Lauren Hilty, Ross Mickel, Remy Mickel, and Luca Mickel). "The past three weeks have been absolute torture as we continue to anxiously await the retrieval of the plane and, more importantly, our loved ones. Our hope is this retrieval process is successful, but we know this is just the first step on our long, painful road ahead.

Here's SGB's website:

https://sgb-law.com/

What a shame that an apparent ambulance chasing law firm is already poised to pounce,
before the cause of the accident is even known.

56Tripacer wrote:I just read that the FAA has directed an inspection on all DHC-3s elevator spar.

Greg

mtv wrote:Contrary to suggestions made by somewhere, the NTSB’s actual research may have disclosed the actual cause of the Otter accident in Puget Sound. And, as usual, the You Tube pundits appear to have been wrong.
https://www.seattletimes.com/business/b ... ble-cause/

I can only imagine the horror that pilot must have experienced in his last moments…..RIP.

MTV

mtv wrote:Contrary to suggestions made by somewhere, the NTSB’s actual research may have disclosed the actual cause of the Otter accident in Puget Sound. And, as usual, the You Tube pundits appear to have been wrong.
https://www.seattletimes.com/business/b ... ble-cause/

I can only imagine the horror that pilot must have experienced in his last moments…..RIP.

MTV

Karmutzen wrote:Lots of single turbine otter operators around here, none seemed concerned. Tail inspection here is required on every 100hr. That component on that plane was looked at by maintenance on April 21, not that long ago.

Talked to a corporate Turbo Beaver pilot last week that had his trim control come apart on takeoff (runway, amphibs). Corrosion, with the result that it oscillated between full down and full up elevator trim. He figured out a power/control combination to keep it nose down, and had the front seat passenger help him hold the nose level. Once they had it sorted and stable he came around for a landing. Those get more frequent inspections now too.

Curious why if the elevator comes disconnected why it isn't flyable on trim. Happened in cruise and it turned into a lawn dart. I'll try have a look at one tomorrow and find out more.