Kenmore Turbo Otter Crash July 23, 2026
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Kenmore Turbo Otter Crash July 23, 2026
[YouTube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cfrq4NwTD7g[/YouTube]
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Daniel Cooper
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Re: Kenmore Turbo Otter Crash July 23, 2026
Looks like they stalled inadvertently at an altitude too low to recover from.
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Eric Janson
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Re: Kenmore Turbo Otter Crash July 23, 2026
Don't see the prop moving in the video - although the video quality is poor.
Looks like a stall to me as well.
Very fortunate that nobody was killed.
Looks like a stall to me as well.
Very fortunate that nobody was killed.
Always fly a stable approach - it's the only stability you'll find in this business
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mmm...bacon
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Re: Kenmore Turbo Otter Crash July 23, 2026
Trying to coax it in dead stick, and caught a bad gust out of the nearby T-storm? Right at the bottom of the round-out, and out of energy...
Re: Kenmore Turbo Otter Crash July 23, 2026
I heard a video that had engine sound including a large increase just before it bounced and the application of reverse after it disappeared around the corner then a bang when it hit the shore.
Re: Kenmore Turbo Otter Crash July 23, 2026
The wind at Orcas Island, 3.5 miles south Susia Island was 170 10G17 at the time of the crash. That would have given him a substantial quartering tailwind on his northeast appoach into Shallow Bay on Sussia Island. He looked to be at a very high angle of attack and appears to me, stalled during a go around.
