NTSB identifies 'targets' on seafloor that could be parts of seaplane wreckage
WHIDBEY ISLAND, Wash. -- Federal investigators have identified "targets" on the seafloor where a seaplane crashed into Mutiny Bay last weekend that could be parts of the wreckage, according to the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) on Friday.
The search for the wreckage is ongoing following the crash on Sept. 4 near Whidbey Island that claimed the lives of 10 people on board.
On Friday, officials said the NTSB and NOAA used multibeam and side scan sonar to map and survey the seafloor this week. Investigators used the aircraft's last known location, time of entry, and tides and currents to narrow down the search area.
The mapping effort "identified targets" on the seafloor that could be part of the crash, according to the NTSB. The next phase will be for investigators to visually confirm if those targets are, in fact, part of the crash. However, officials said the targets were found in the area they expected to find airplane debris.
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