US EditionNTSB Says Runway Lights that Might Have Helped in Foggy San Diego Crash Hadn't Worked Since 2022
- Investigators reported that the runway lights in San Diego, which could have assisted in a crash, had been non-functional since 2022, killing all six aboard.
- The FAA issued an official notice about the runway alignment lights being out of service since March 2022, according to the NTSB.
- The NTSB noted that the pilot attempted to activate the lights during the approach by keying his microphone seven times before the crash.
- A power surge also disabled the airport's weather system, but the pilot was notified about the fog by an air traffic controller.
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hive.newsInvestigators reveal disturbing details surrounding private jet crash that killed The Devil Wears Prada drummer, 5 others
The runway lights that would have helped guide a doomed private jet carrying The Devil Wears Prada drummer Daniel Williams and music industry big shot Dave Shapiro before it crashed in San Diego hadn't been working since 2022, federal investigators revealed.
Preliminary NTSB report on fatal California jet crash notes low-altitude approach, inoperative lights
The preliminary report did not indicate a cause for the crash. It said the pilot was on an instrument approach in dense fog when he clipped a transmission line about 95 feet from the ground.
Runway Lights Had Been Out for Years Before Plane Crash
The runway lights that would have helped guide a small jet into a San Diego airport in foggy weather before the plane crashed, killing all six aboard, hadn't worked since 2022, investigators said. But it's unclear whether the pilot who was based at the airport knew the lights were out...
NTSB: Runway lights at Montgomery-Gibbs had been out for years before fatal crash
Officials look over the aftermath of a small plane crash that left multiple people dead early Thursday. (File photo by Adrian Childress/Times of San Diego) The runway lights that would have helped guide a small jet into a San Diego airport in foggy weather before it crashed hadn’t worked since 2022, investigators said. But it’s unclear whether the pilot knew the lights were out of service, according to the National Transportation Safety Board, w…
LA Daily News
NTSB says runway lights that might have helped in foggy San Diego crash hadn’t worked since 2022
By JOSH FUNK The runway lights that would have helped guide a small jet into a San Diego airport in foggy weather before the plane crashed, killing all six aboard, hadn’t worked since 2022, investigators said. But it’s unclear whether the pilot who was based at the airport knew the lights were out service. Related Articles Honda recalls more than 259,000 cars across the US due to brake pedal issue FDA approves the …
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