A federal report says parts of the right wing of a medical transport plane that crashed Feb. 24 in Nevada fell far from the site of the wreckage
FILE - In this image provided by The National Transportation Safety Board, NTSB investigators document the wreckage of a Pilatus PC-12 airplane, a medical air transport flight operated by Guardian Flight, Feb. 26, 2023, in Dayton, Nev. Parts of the right wing of the medical airplane that crashed last month in rural Nevada, killing all five people on board, fell apart mid-flight, according to a new federal report.
In a statement Wednesday, Guardian Flight said it was reviewing the preliminary report and assessing any “additional steps" to strengthen its safety protocols: “The safety and well-being of our patients and crew is our utmost priority and we will continue to make significant investments to bolster our commitment.”
Just minutes later, the plane began to fall — dropping about 8,000 feet in 30 seconds — before the aircraft's navigation tracking system went dark, according to the report.
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