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 Florida charter jet crash indicates pilots reported dual engine oil pressure warnings followed by a complete loss of both engines before impacting Interstate 75.
Both pilots were killed in the accident, but the cabin attendant and passengers survived by evacuating through the aircraft's baggage compartment door.
Initial wreckage examination revealed thermal discoloration in the right engine's fuel filter bowl and a small debris particle in its main fuel inlet, with both engines retained for further investigation.
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.
