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's Dale Earnhardt Jr., his family, and two pilots survived a fiery crash of their Cessna Citation Latitude at Elizabethton Municipal Airport.
- The NTSB reported the business jet bounced multiple times, leading to the collapse of its right main landing gear, before overrunning the runway and stopping on a highway.
- All five occupants safely evacuated the aircraft before it was engulfed in flames, with their accounts consistent with available surveillance video.
- The NTSB has recovered the cockpit voice recorder and is analyzing flight data from the aircraft's avionics suite as part of their investigation.
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