Stalled plane causes 2013 Pacific Wings crash, officials report

Last week, National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigators released a report of the likely cause of last summer's Pacific Wings sightseeing floatplane crash.

The flight for cruise ship passengers crashed into a mountain about 14 miles east of Petersburg last June. Of the seven passengers, four, including the pilot, sustained minor injuries, two sustained serious injuries and one passenger was fatally injured.

A report on the NTSB website states the pilot, 39, failed to maintain adequate altitude above the trees and failed to maintain adequate airspeed while attempting to avoid the tr...