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Details behind a Kent pilot’s fatal flight into Lake Meridian
The board found no mechanical failure and said the amphibious plane hit the water with its wheels extended, causing it to nose over and submerge.
- Nearly two years after Alan Williams crashed his Cessna A185F into Lake Meridian on August 24, 2024, the National Transportation Safety Board released its final report on June 25.
- What began as a short flight to Lake Meridian for a wedding ceremony turned into the final trip for the 74-year-old pilot, who had retrieved his seaplane from Norman Grier Field that morning.
- Examination of the aircraft revealed no mechanical malfunctions, according to the NTSB, though witnesses observed that Williams "never pulled the gear up" during departure as the floats touched water.
- Firefighters removed Williams from the submerged cockpit within 20 minutes of dispatch, but he died five days later at Harborview Medical Center from an anoxic brain injury, which the King County Medical Examiner ruled an accident.
- Airline pilot Carter Kennedy noted an aural alert during the flight, comparing it to warnings heard in a Boeing 737, while the NTSB confirmed the landing gear advisory unit functioned correctly despite the pilot error.
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Details behind a Kent pilot’s fatal flight into Lake Meridian
What seemed like a simple, short flight for Alan Williams to Lake Meridian in Kent so a friend could use his seaplane as a backdrop for a wedding ceremony, turned out to be the final flight for the 74-year-old pilot.
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