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:
- Dale Earnhardt Jr., his wife, one-year-old daughter, and two pilots safely evacuated a fiery plane crash after their Cessna Citation Latitude overran the runway at Elizabethton Municipal Airport.
- The NTSB reported the business jet bounced at least twice, causing the right main landing gear to collapse before it continued through a fence and stopped on Highway 91, subsequently catching fire.
- All five occupants were able to evacuate before the fire, and the NTSB is currently investigating, having recovered the cockpit voice recorder and flight data from the avionics suite.
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