The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has issued its preliminary report on the plane that crashed in Alaska last month and found that it was half a ton too heavy for the weather conditions.
The Bering Air single-engine plane collided with sea ice on Feb. 6, killing all ten people onboard.
Initial findings included that the commuter plane was too heavy for conditions that cause icing at the speed and altitude it was flying.
“Information about the cargo and overweight condition are part of the ongoing investigation, which is expected to be completed in 12 to 24 months,” NTSB spokesman Peter C. Knudson told NTD, sister media of The Epoch Times….