US EditionNTSB report details final moments before airplane crashed in Boca Raton
- On April 11, 2025, a Cessna 310R went down in Boca Raton, Florida, resulting in the deaths of three family members aboard and causing minor injuries to a bystander on the ground.
- The plane departed from Boca Raton around 10 a.m. En route to Tallahassee, with pilots reporting rudder issues that restricted them to making left turns only.
- Multiple videos and witness accounts showed the plane circling left, striking trees and the road before skidding onto railroad tracks and erupting into flames.
- The NTSB preliminary report noted the rudder was damaged and found no probable cause, stating final results will take up to two years.
- The crash halted traffic on Military Trail near Interstate 95 and highlighted the risks of mechanical failure during a personal flight after an annual inspection.
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Helicopter Pilot Reported He Could Only Turn Left Before Boca Raton Crash That Killed 3: NTSB
Three people died in a small plane crash in Boca Raton, Fla. on Friday, April 11Marta Lavandier/AP Emergency crew inspects the site of a small plane crash Friday, April 11, 2025 in Boca Raton, Fla.A report issued Wednesday, May 7, from the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) revealed that one of the pilots on board reported a rudder problemThe flight was the first after the plane's annual inspectionThe plane first drifted left, then made…
Pilots aboard small plane that crashed in a fireball reported ‘problem’ with the rudder and could only make left turns, NTSB reports says
Washington (CNN) — The pilots flying a Cessna 310R which crashed near Boca Raton, Florida in April reported to air traffic control they were having problems with the rudder and could only make left turns, according to a preliminary report…
Plane had rudder issue on first post-inspection flight before crashing in Boca, NTSB says
The family aboard a Cessna 310R that crashed and burned in Boca Raton near Interstate 95 in April were on the plane’s first flight after an annual inspection and experienced an issue with the rudder that left it only able to make left turns, according to a preliminary National Transportation Safety Board investigation. The small plane, built in 1977, took off from Boca Raton Airport just after 10 a.m. April 11 and was headed for Tallahassee on a…
Pilot in Boca Raton crash that killed 3 reported plane could only turn left: NTSB
One of the pilots of a small plane that crashed in Boca Raton last month reported a rudder problem and said the plane was only making left turns before it went down in a ball of fire, killing the three family members who were on board, according to a new report. The preliminary report from the National Transportation Safety Board released Wednesday sheds new light on the April 11 crash that killed a 17-year-old, her father and grandfather. Brook…
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