Both engines flamed out before small jet crashed in June on Texas highway, NTSB report says
The NTSB said low fuel pressure and other failures led to the crash, which killed one person and injured six.
- On Friday, the National Transportation Safety Board released a preliminary report revealing that dual engine failure forced a business jet to crash on a Texas highway on June 16, preventing pilots from reaching Laredo International Airport.
- Flight crew members reported an "unusual vibration" early in the flight, later communicating "multiple other failures" and "fuel level low" to Houston air traffic controllers as they attempted to divert to Laredo.
- The crew "maneuvered the airplane to touch down" on the highway about 1.6 kilometers from the airport, shearing light poles and striking a vehicle. The crash killed Austin tech entrepreneur Joshua Baer.
- Five people escaped the burning wreckage after the main cabin door was opened. NetJets, the company operating The Cessna Citation Latitude, said, "Our thoughts remain with everyone affected by this heartbreaking tragedy."
- The NTSB preliminary report does not contain a "probable cause" for the crash. NTSB investigator Mitchell Gallo stated a final report will be released in approximately one year once the investigation is completed.
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Both engines flamed out before small jet crashed in June on Texas highway, according to NTSB report - Regional Media News
Both engines flamed out on a small business jet that crashed on a Texas highway in June, preventing the pilots from being able to reach a nearby airport, the National Transportation Safety Board said in an preliminary investigation report released Friday. Pilots had looked for a field or other flat areas to land prior to the crash, but were told by air traffic controllers that there were none close by. The crash killed one person and injured six…
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Both engines flamed out before small jet crashed in June on Texas highway, according to NTSB report
Both engines flamed out on a small business jet that crashed on a Texas highway in June, killing one person and injuring six, preventing the pilots from being able to reach the Laredo airport.
'Unusual vibration' felt before plane crash that killed Austin tech leader Joshua Baer, NTSB says
As the plane approached the U.S.-Mexico border, both engines stopped working. A pilot asked for a possible field to land in nearby before ultimately crashing on a highway near the Laredo airport.
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