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Here's how the NTSB will conduct their investigation into the Kenmore Air floatplane crash in San Juan Islands
In videos, passengers can be seen exiting the plane as smoke rises before bright orange flames engulf the fuselage, which came to rest partially submerged against a large rock.
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As of July 24, 2026 at 6:53 PM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.
What happenedThe National Transportation Safety Board confirmed to KING 5 they are investigating the crash.
The headline splitThe left frames it as "11 survive seaplane crash and fire in San Juan Islands". The center frames it as "Here's how the NTSB will conduct their investigation into the Kenmore Air floatplane cras...".
Match confidenceMedium confidence. 3 sources across 2 bias buckets. Useful framing signal — check the source list before sharing.
Same-event confidenceMedium
3 sources across 2 bias buckets agree on the event.
Framing confidenceStrong
77/99 — headlines create a clearly different first impression.
WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED
Left / center-left11 survive seaplane crash and fire in San Juan Islands
The Oregonian (OregonLive) · Center-left · News report
CenterHere's how the NTSB will conduct their investigation into the Kenmore Air floatplane crash in San Juan Islands
KING5 (Tegna, Seattle) · Center · News report
Right / center-rightNo matching source in this bucket yet.
11 survive seaplane crash and fire in San Juan Islands
In videos, passengers can be seen exiting the plane as smoke rises before bright orange flames engulf the fuselage, which came to rest partially submerged against a large rock.
All 11 on seaplane that crashed, caught fire north of Seattle survive
seaplanecrashedcaughtfire
A seaplane with 11 people on board crashed and caught fire a short time later in the Puget Sound area north of Seattle. All 11 survived, authorities said.
