The National Transportation Safety Board and the Federal Aviation Administration are investigating the cause of the crash.
The Mooney M20 plane wreckage from Monday's crash left the scene at 3 p.m. Tuesday and is headed to a secure facility for a thorough investigation.After takeoff, the pilot called air traffic control saying his door opened and he needed to land.Patrick Healey has flown for over 50 years and said a plane can still be flown with its door open, so he believes there may have been another reason the aircraft crashed.
"The point is, you can still fly the airplane. Even if the engine were to have a catastrophic failure which is one in a trillion chance you still have time to find a landing spot and tell the tower. 'Hey I'm putting it in a dirt field here I'm gonna land in the swamps,' or whatever," said Healey.when investigators arrived on the scene, they began documenting the scene and examining the aircraft.
A probable cause of the crash and contributing factors will be in the final report, which is expected to be completed in 12 to 24 months. The wreckage will be taken to a secure facility and the NTSB investigators will conduct a wreckage layout and examination on Wednesday.WTLV would like to send you push notifications about the latest news and weather.
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