Two U.S. agencies are investigating the deadly collision that left four dead
Emergency response crews transport an injured passenger to an ambulance at the George Inlet Lodge docks on May 13, 2019, in Ketchikan, Alaska. .
Global Affairs Canada has confirmed one Canadian is among the dead in a midair crash between sightseeing planes in Alaska.The U.S. Coast Guard says four people died when two floatplanes collided as they carried cruise ship tourists on sightseeing flights near the southeast Alaska town of Ketchikan.The ship left from Vancouver on Saturday.An investigative team from the U.S.
The floatplanes collided under unknown circumstances, U.S. Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Allen Kenitzer said in an email to The Associated Press. Floatplanes have pontoons mounted under the fuselage so they can land on water. It's not the first time a major plane crash has occurred near Ketchikan, a popular tourist destination.
In June 2015, a pilot and eight passengers died when a de Havilland DHC-3 Otter operated by Promech Air Inc. crashed into mountainous terrain about 39 kilometres from Ketchikan. The NTSB later determined that pilot error and lack of a formal safety program were behind the crash.
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