The crew declared an emergency and notified ATC that it had lost both engines. [Courtesy: NTSB/FAA]
Key Takeaways:
The NTSB's preliminary report on a charter jet crash in Naples, Florida, indicates the crew reported a loss of oil pressure in both engines shortly before the accident.
Both pilots were killed, but the passengers and cabin attendant survived with minor injuries after evacuating the aircraft, which made an emergency landing on Interstate 75 and was subsequently destroyed by fire.
Preliminary examination of the wreckage found no pre-impact anomalies in the left engine, but the right engine's fuel filter bowl showed thermal discoloration, and a small yellow debris particle was found at its main fuel inlet port, prompting further examination of both engines.
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has released its preliminary report on the crash of a charter jet in Naples, Florida, earlier in February. According to the NTSB, the crew of a charter jet experienced a loss of oil pressure moments before the accident.
The pilots were killed, but the passengers and cabin attendant escaped before the jet was destroyed by fire.
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Meg Godlewski has been an aviation journalist for more than 24 years and a CFI for more than 20 years. If she is not flying or teaching aviation, she is writing about it. Meg is a founding member of the Pilot Proficiency Center at EAA AirVenture and excels at the application of simulation technology to flatten the learning curve. Follow Meg on Twitter @2Lewski.
