Business jet crashes at Maine airport carrying 8 people
Business jet crashes at Maine airport carrying 8 people on Sunday night while taking off from Bangor, Maine according to the FAA.
According to a person briefed on the incident, we do not know the extent of Travellers injuries.
Without disclosing the cause of the collision, the City of Bangor and Bangor International Airport said in a statement on Sunday.
The first responders are still on the scene and are expected to be actively working the site for several more hours before any additional information is available.”
What Transpired
Around 7:45 p.m, emergency personnel responded to an incident and According to an FAA statement, the airport remained closed overnight Sunday as the FAA and NTSB looked into the crash.
According to federal documents, the aircraft is a Bombardier Challenger 650 business jet registered to a Houston-based limited liability company.
The collision occurs during a severe snowstorm that is sweeping across the Northeast. Maine saw temperatures far below freezing and very poor visibility due to light snow.
Audio taken from LiveATC shows controllers and pilots at Bangor Airport discussing reduced visibility and deicing minutes before the disaster, however it is unclear at first who is speaking to whom.
On Runway 33 in Bangor, a controller gives the pilot the all-clear to take off.
A controller loudly radios, “All traffic is stopped on the field!” almost two minutes later. On the field, all traffic has halted!
Shortly after, the words “Aircraft upside down” are uttered by another controller. One of our passenger planes is inverted.
After that, emergency vehicles are permitted to drive on the airfield when the airport is closed.
There are “three crew and possibly five passengers” on board, according to a controller later on.
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