But the hour-long adventure turned to horror and death when two sightseeing floatplanes collided in mid-air over open water leaving six dead and ten rescued. The two planes collided Monday at 1:08 p.m. local time, according to Princess Cruises, near George Inlet, about eight nautical miles off Ketchikan. The Beaver, with five people aboard, including the pilot, broke up in mid-air scattering wreckage over a wide area. Monday’s collision was the second crash involving Taquan in the area in the past year. Lax standards and flying despite poor weather led to the crash, investigators concluded, according to the Daily News.

Source: National Post May 15, 2019 04:30 UTC