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Bangor private jet crashes carrying 8 people
A plane that crashed at Bangor International Airport left 7 people dead and one other person hurt. The jet crash happened in Maine.
Federal Aviation Administration officials says seven people were killed, and a crew member survived with serious injuries when a private business jet crashed in a snowstorm at Maine’s Bangor International Airport.
A private jet carrying eight people crashed on takeoff Sunday night at Bangor International Airport in Maine. Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board officials are investigating the crash.
FILE-People watch as a plane taxies to the gate on their way through the Bangor International Airport in Bangor, Maine. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
The NTSB told the Associated Press that preliminary information reveals that the plane crashed upon departure and experienced a post-crash fire, but that it would have no further statement until after investigators arrive in a day or two.
An audio recording of air traffic controllers includes someone saying "Aircraft upside down. We have a passenger aircraft upside down,"about 45 seconds after a plane was cleared for takeoff. First responders arrived less than a minute later, airport director Jose Saavedra told the Associated Press.
Maine private jet crash
What we know:
The Federal Aviation Administration told the Associated Press that the Bombardier Challenger 600 crashed around 7:45 p.m. Sunday.
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What we don't know:
The NTSB told the Associated Press that it has no role in the release of information about victims and that such information is managed by local authorities. However, airport director Jose Saavedra refused to comment, saying at a news conference Monday that he was "awaiting guidance and support from federal partners."
Airport statement on the crash
What they're saying:
Bangor International Airport issued a statement, obtained by the Associated Press, saying that emergency crews were on the scene at the airport, which was closed after what it described as an incident involving a single aircraft departing the airport.
According to the AP, the Maine airport offers direct flights to cities like Orlando, Florida, Washington, D.C., and Charlotte, North Carolina, and is located roughly 200 miles north of Boston.
The Source: Information for this story was provided by the Associated Press, which obtained a statement from Bangor International Airport on the private aircraft crash. This story was reported from Washington, D.C.