The NTSB has released information that brings some light to the accident that likely induced a lot more adrenaline than race car driving does to 44-year-old professional driver Dale Earnhardt, Jr., the son of the legendary NASCAR Hall of Fame competitor Dale Earnhardt, Sr.
NTSB Releases Details from Dale Earnhardt Jr. Crash
Key Takeaways:
- NASCAR legend Dale Earnhardt Jr., his wife, daughter, and two pilots safely evacuated a fiery plane crash after their Cessna Citation Latitude overran the runway at Elizabethton Municipal Airport.
- The NTSB investigation found the business jet bounced multiple times, causing the right landing gear to collapse before it slid off the runway, through a fence, and onto a highway, subsequently catching fire.
- All five occupants were able to evacuate safely from the aircraft before it was engulfed in flames.
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