Investigators from the National Transportation Safety Board are heading to the scene of a plane crash in western Virginia. Officials say they are in the 'fact finding' part of the investigation.
Investigators from the National Transportation Safety Board are heading to the scene of a plane crash in western Virginia. Officials say they are in the"fact finding" part of the investigation.
NTSB investigator-in-charge Adam Gerhardt said at a press briefing on Monday that the NTSB is considering all factors at this stage of the investigation. Gerhardt also said that a preliminary report will be issued within 10 days, which will include details from their findings at the scene of the crash. He also stated that the plane was not required to have a black box, or flight recorder, but there may have been one on board.
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