The plane almost 70 years old. Since when they started operating DHC-3 Otter? Did they have previous incident before? Do you think there wasn't any weather disbutances around the Pugget Sound since they started operating float planes there? I know even vehicular accidents and drivers passing out in the wheel became too frequent since January 2021
Most of the float planes in Puget Sound are 50 years or more old.
This wasn’t some weekend hobbyist out flying either. It was a commercial operation with a good record from what I have heard.
Flying low and slow and running into an unusually strong wind shear could easily drop you out of the sky.