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Get there. >> i said, go, go. let's get over there as fast as we can. >> larry, friends and crew will soon have a decision to make. should they attempt to rescue the victims with a possibility of leaking fuel and sharks in in the water or wait for a professional rescue team to get there? what would you do? >> i didn't think twice. i knew we had to get there. it was just go for it. seconds makes the difference between life or death. >> andy atkins, his wife jenny and 4-year-old son logan just bought a condo and made this part of honduras a home away from home. >> it's a really nice island. very...

The water or wait for a professional rescue team to get there? what would you do? >> i didn't think twice. i knew we had to get there. it was just go for it. seconds makes the difference between life or death. >> andy atkins, his wife jenny and 4-year-old son logan just bought a condo and made this part of honduras a home away from home. >> it's a really nice island. very great beaches. wonderful scuba diving. >> two months before the crash, andy took his first ride on the float plane with his old college buddies. >> it really was a fun ride. you get up there. you can see views of the island t...

That. jon: fox news alert it was less than a year ago that former alaska senator ted stevens and four other people were killed in that crash of a float plane on a mountain side in alaska. the national transportation safety board has been looking for the cause of that crash and its ruling is out now, no definitive cause can be determined. it is extremely rare for the ntsb to have investigators go through all of the records, the evidence, the mechanical parts ever the plane and find no specific reason that they can give for the cause of that crash, but that is apparently what has happened in thi...

You either have to access them by plane or by boat. float planes have become the method of transportation, that is most popular in this state. over my left shoulder here you can see an otter, which is the type of plane that was carrying ted stevens, the late senator ted stevens and eight others, four of whom perished. it's an occupational hazard, as ted stevens once said himself of life in alaska. these planes, in many cases, are very, very old. people who fly them say they're very, very safe, but that terrain here makes flying often treacherous. here at the alaska aviation heritage museum, th...

Many cities are inaccessible by car. there are not roads. you either access them by plane or by boat. float planes have become the method of transportation most popular in this state. over my left shoulder here you can see an otter which is the type of plane that was carrying ted stevens, late senator, and eight others, four of whom perished. it's an occupational hazard as ted stevens once said himself of life in alaska. these planes in many cases are very, very old. people who fly them say they're very, very safe but the terrain here makes flying often very treacherous. here at the alaska avi...