A federal crash team is zeroing in on a mechanical problem that may have caused a floatplane crash that killed 10 people last month near Whidbey Island, Washington. FOX13
Majority of floatplane wreckage recovered near Whidbey Island after crash killed 10, according to NTSBfloatplane crash that killed 10 peopleAccording to a report released Oct. 24 by the National Transportation Safety Board , investigators are focused on a key part of the plane's pitch control system, which allows the pilot to steer the plane up or down. They found the components of the horizontal stabilizer actuator - a barrel-like mechanism in the tail of the aircraft - had separated.
Instead, investigators say the actuator was missing its wire lock ring, a simple thin loop of metal that normally keeps the two parts from unscrewing while in use, and the report suggests there's evidence the ring may have been improperly positioned. The operator of the plane, Northwest Seaplanes, told NTSB investigators that the part was overhauled in mid-April, just shy of five months before the crash.
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