Learjet Crash Probe Continues
Learjet Crash Probe Continues
National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigators are looking into the cause of the crash of a Learjet in Wheeling, Illinois, killing two people Tuesday.
Investigators reportedly are reviewing the condition of the aircraft including maintenance records and flight conditions at the time of the crash which includes possible icing on the wings.
The pilot and co-pilot were found among the wreckage of the small jet plane that crashed into the Des Plaines River en route to Wheeling’s Chicago Executive Airport formerly known as Palwaukee Airport.
The plane had left Pontiac, Michigan, to pick up a cargo before heading to Atlanta, Georgia. A witness reportedly said that the plane spiraled straight down out of the sky. No distress call from the cockpit to air traffic controllers before the crash were made, according to reports.
Cables and tow trucks were used to pull the wreckage from the icy waters out of the river, according to NTSB investigators who spoke to the press. The cockpit voice record or so-called “black box” has not yet been recovered from Royal Air Charter jet.