NTSB Launching Team to Investigate Crash of a de Havilland Otter Air Taxi in Alaska

The National Transportation Safety Board launched a go-team to Alaska to investigate the July 7, 2013 crash of a de Havilland DHC-3 Otter. The air taxi crashed at Soldotna Airport in Soldotna, Alaska.

NTSB Senior Aviation Accident Investigator Dan Bower will serve as investigator-in-charge. NTSB Board Member Earl F. Weener is accompanying the team and will serve as the principal spokesman.

Public Affairs Specialist Eric Weiss will also be on-scene in Alaska to coordinate media activities. He can be reached at 202-297-3490.

For the latest information related to the investigation and the time and location of press briefings, follow us on Twitter at @NTSB or check ntsb.gov.

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Videos

• Member Weener Briefs the Media on the July 7, 2013 Air Taxi Crash in Soldotna, Alaska July 10, 2013 (July 10, 2013)

Press Releases

• NTSB to hold third and final media briefing on Alaska air taxi accident (July 10, 2013)
• NTSB Launching Team to Investigate Crash of a de Havilland Otter Air Taxi in Alaska (July 7, 2013)

Media Contact: Eric M. Weiss, 202-314-6100 (NTSB HQ)