NTSB report cites deicing delay in deadly Maine jet crash
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Six people died in the fiery crash, which occurred as the jet left Bangor International Airport enroute to France during a fierce winter storm.
The deadly Jan. 25 crash of a private jet in Bangor, Maine, happened after the luxury craft failed to depart within recommended time frames after deicing for the given weather conditions, according to a preliminary report issued by the National Transportation Safety Board.
All six people on board died in the fiery crash, which occurred as the Bombardier CL-650 took off from the Bangor International Airport’s single runway enroute to France during a fierce winter storm.
FAA recommendations for the given conditions called for departure no more than 9 minutes after deicing, but the jet did not leave for nearly 17 minutes, the report said.
The jet, operated by a Houston law firm, had departed Texas with a stop in Bangor, about 130 miles northeast of Portland, for fuel and deicing services, authorities said.
According to AccuWeather, visibility at the time of the crash was about three-fourths of a mile with a low ceiling of 1,100 feet.
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