Plane Carrying Lee County Family Reported Electric, Engine Problems Before Deadly Crash, NTSB Report Says

Plane carrying Lee County family reported electric, engine problems before deadly crash, NTSB report says

RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — The National Transportation Safety Board's initial investigation shows the airplane a Sanford family was flying when they crashed had sustained electrical and engine issues beforehand. According to the initial investigation from the NTSB, the aircraft was a Cirrus SR22T, and the plane's flight path showed it departing from Merritt Island Airport in Florida at 11:03 a.m. with a destination of Raleigh Executive Jetport in Sa…

Plane that killed Sanford family had electrical problems after takeoff, preliminary report says

According to the NTSB, a Cirrus SR22T piloted by 35-year-old Travis Buchanan stopped transmitting shortly after taking off on July 7 along the coast of Florida while over the Atlantic Ocean.