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Seven folks had been killed and one particular person was seriously injured in Sunday’s crash of a personal jet in Bangor, Maine, in response to a preliminary report from the Federal Aviation Administration.
The jet crashed throughout takeoff Sunday night.
The report signifies the particular person injured was a crew member onboard.
Emergency crews responded to an incident round 7:45 p.m., Bangor International Airport instructed NCS.
The FAA report says the plane “crashed under unknown circumstances on departure, came to rest inverted, and caught fire.”
Both the FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board are investigating.
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The airport will stay closed till at least 12 p.m. on Wednesday, according to a Facebook post from the airport.
The plane is a Bombardier Challenger 650 enterprise jet and is registered to a restricted legal responsibility company in Houston, in response to federal data.
The crash occurred as an enormous snowstorm tore by way of the Northeast. Temperatures had been effectively under freezing in Maine, with gentle snow inflicting very low visibility.
Minutes earlier than the crash, controllers and pilots at Bangor airport could be heard speaking about low visibility and deicing, although it’s not instantly clear who’s speaking to whom, in response to audio obtained from LiveATC.net.
A controller clears the pilot for takeoff on Bangor’s Runway 33.
Nearly two minutes later, a controller loudly radios: “All traffic is stopped on the field! All traffic is stopped on the field!”
Moments later, one other controller is heard saying, “Aircraft upside down. We have a passenger aircraft upside down.”
The airport is then closed, and emergency automobiles are allowed to drive on the airfield.
NTSB investigators plan to journey to Bangor however because of the climate, it’s tough to foretell when that shall be, a spokesperson instructed NCS Monday morning. However, Jose Saavedra, the Bangor airport director, instructed reporters at a information convention Monday the NTSB mentioned they “expect to have a team of investigators on site” later in the afternoon.
The airport didn’t present additional element on the incident, citing the necessity to look ahead to investigators to reach.
The company is asking anybody who has surveillance video or details about the incident to contact the NTSB at [email protected].
This story has been up to date with extra info.