Sitnews and several other news outlets are reporting on the crash of a Taquan Air DeHavilland Beaver float plane in the Misty Fjords National Monument on Tuesday the 24th. The plane’s pilot and four passengers from Sun Princess who were on a flightseeing tour were killed in the crash.
Alaska State Troopers have identified the crash victims as pilot Joseph H. Campbell, age 56 was from Ketchikan. The passengers were William F. Eddy, age 59 and Jeanne J. Eddy, age 59 of Jacksonville Florida, and Paul J. McManus, age 60 and Marianne M. McManus, age 56 of Cherry Valley, Massachusetts.
The Ketchikan Volunteer Rescue Squad responded to the area with the assistance of Temsco Helicopters, and the US Coast Guard launched a rescue helicopter from Sitka. The Ketchikan Volunteer Rescue Squad located the missing aircraft and reported that it had crashed. State Troopers responded to the scene at approximately 8pm and found all had died from the crash.
The investigation by the Alaska State Troopers and the National Transportation Safety Board continues.
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July 30th, 2007 at 8:26 am
Taquan Air should have done a better background check on this pilot (Joe Campbell). I wish we had. He worked for us and we fired him. He also worked for at least two other companies that asked him to resign. He was a problem employee. He talked himself up alot and lied about his flying experience. A marginal at best pilot.