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A private plane with eight people on board crashes while trying to take off from Bangor International Airport maine Sunday night.
this Federal Aviation Administration The FAA said a Bombardier Challenger 600 crashed on takeoff at around 7:45 pm local time.
The FAA did not immediately release further details about the circumstances of the crash, which occurred during a major snowstorm that swept the United States
A severe winter storm hit much of the eastern half of the United States over the weekend, bringing sleet, freezing rain and snow.
The weather system severely disrupted air and road travel and left hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses without power, particularly in southeastern states.
“An incident at the airport is currently under investigation,” Bangor International Airport said in a statement. Facebook post Shortly before 8:30 p.m., “first responders arrived on scene and assessed the situation.”
A government official with knowledge of the incident said the plane was engulfed in flames after it crashed. According to Reuters, the plane had been flying from Texas to Maine before the accident.
Flight tracking service FlightRadar24 said it was monitoring reports of the crash in Bangor, adding that available data suggested the plane had been preparing to take off after landing from Houston.
Audio obtained from LiveATC.net records an exchange between controllers and pilots discussing poor visibility and the need for de-icing, although it is unclear which aircraft were involved in these conversations.
A controller authorized the pilot to take off from Runway 33. Less than two minutes later, an emergency message came on the same frequency: “All traffic in the venue has stopped!”
Shortly after, another controller reported the seriousness of the situation, saying: “The aircraft is upside down. We have a passenger aircraft that is upside down.”
The airport has reportedly been closed to all flights after emergency vehicles were allowed access CNN. In a subsequent message, a controller said officials were aware there were “three crew members and possibly five passengers” on the plane.
The Bombardier Challenger 600 is a wide-body business jet commonly used for private and charter flights and is typically configured to carry 9 to 11 passengers.
Launched in 1980, it was the first private jet designed to feature a so-called “walking cabin” and continues to be widely used in the charter market, according to aircharterservice.com.