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Kenmore Air Otter Crashes Near Sucia Island, All Survive

7/24/2026

Summary

Story summary

Kenmore Air DHC-3 Otter Flight 140 crashed near Sucia Island on July 23, 2026, rescuing all 11 aboard.
The aircraft departed at 4:30 p.m., caught fire on landing, injuring four passengers with head trauma and lacerations who were taken to Bellingham hospitals, Seattle’s Harborview and a Coast Guard base.
Sheriff Eric Peter and the U.S. and Canadian Coast Guards responded while Kenmore Air CEO David Gudgel activated emergency procedures, thanked responders and cancelled Friday flights.

History

Historical Context

On Jan 13 1982, Air Florida Flight 90 struck the 14th Street Bridge and plunged into the icy Potomac, where a coordinated rescue by the U.S. Coast Guard, Washington-D.C. Park Police helicopter crew and other agencies saved five occupants. The response became a benchmark for inter-agency water-rescue protocols, which guided the joint U.S. and Canadian Coast Guard extraction of all eleven passengers from Kenmore Air’s DHC-3 Otter on July 23 2026.

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Story summary

Kenmore Air DHC-3 Otter Flight 140 crashed near Sucia Island on July 23, 2026, rescuing all 11 aboard.
The aircraft departed at 4:30 p.m., caught fire on landing, injuring four passengers with head trauma and lacerations who were taken to Bellingham hospitals, Seattle’s Harborview and a Coast Guard base.
Sheriff Eric Peter and the U.S. and Canadian Coast Guards responded while Kenmore Air CEO David Gudgel activated emergency procedures, thanked responders and cancelled Friday flights.

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