A federal accident report on June’s fatal Ketchikan crash states that the plane was equipped with terrain technology.
The National Transportation Safety Board’s preliminary report was released today. It drew no conclusions about the cause of the crash.
The deHavilland DHC-3 Otter turboprop crashed June 25 on a steep cliff about 25 miles from Ketchikan, killing the pilot and eight cruise ship passengers who were on board.
Instrument panels were removed from the wreckage by the NTSB and are part of a terrain-avoidance technology known as the Capstone program.
That program generally provides GPS technology that allows pilots to see on cockpit displays concise information about terrain, other aircraft, and weather.
