Seaplane crashes, catches fire north of Seattle; all 11 on board survive
Seaplane crashes, catches fire in Puget Sound area north of Seattle; all 11 on board survive By Brian Dakss Brian Dakss Senior Editor Brian Dakss is a longtime New York-based editor and writer for CBS News, at the Radio network and with CBSNews.com. He has written and edited for NBC News, Dow Jones and numerous radio stations and been a radio anchor and reporter. Read Full Bio Brian Dakss July 24, 2026 / 3:46 AM EDT / CBS News Add CBS News on Google A seaplane with 11 people on board crashed and caught fire a short time later in the Puget Sound area north of Seattle Thursday evening.
- ▪Seaplane crashes, catches fire in Puget Sound area north of Seattle; all 11 on board survive By Brian Dakss Brian Dakss Senior Editor Brian Dakss is a longtime New York-based editor and writer for CBS News, at the Radio network and with CBS
- ▪He has written and edited for NBC News, Dow Jones and numerous radio stations and been a radio anchor and reporter.
- ▪Read Full Bio Brian Dakss July 24, 2026 / 3:46 AM EDT / CBS News Add CBS News on Google A seaplane with 11 people on board crashed and caught fire a short time later in the Puget Sound area north of Seattle Thursday evening.
2 outlets in our directory ran this story, first to last over 5 hours. All of the coverage we found sits in one bucket: lean left. That one-sidedness is itself worth noticing.
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| Canonical URL | https://www.cbsnews.com/news/seaplane-crash-puget-sound-seattle-kenmore-air/ |
| Publication time | Fri, 24 Jul 2026 03:46:37 -0400 |
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U.S. Seaplane crashes, catches fire in Puget Sound area north of Seattle; all 11 on board survive By Brian Dakss Brian Dakss Senior Editor Brian Dakss is a longtime New York-based editor and writer for CBS News, at the Radio network and with CBSNews.com. He has written and edited for NBC News, Dow Jones and numerous radio stations and been a radio anchor and reporter. Read Full Bio Brian Dakss July 24, 2026 / 3:46 AM EDT / CBS News Add CBS News on Google A seaplane with 11 people on board crashed and caught fire a short time later in the Puget Sound area north of Seattle Thursday evening. All 11 survived, authorities said.Kenmore Air said in a statement that one of its planes carrying ten passengers and a pilot "was involved in an accident" at about 5:15 p.m.
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