Why seaplanes are so dangerous
There is good reason why they fell out of favour after the second world war
By A.W. | WASHINGTON, DC
ON MAY 13TH the pilot of a seaplane flying over Alaska steered to give a better view of a waterfall, just as he had done on many flights before. This time, he saw a flash on his left—and crashed into another plane. Both aircraft plunged into the sea, killing six people. The following week another seaplane crashed in Alaska with two more fatalities. America’s National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), the government agency that is investigating the accidents, has warned that seaplanes, which are able to take off and land on water, may no longer be a safe form of transport. It has asked the Federal Aviation Administration, a regulator, to upgrade its rules about seaplanes, which currently fall far short of safety regulations for other commercial aircraft.
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