Multiple Fatalities After Business Jet Crashes During Takeoff

Seven people died and one survived with serious injuries after a private business jet crashed during takeoff at Maine’s Bangor International Airport.

“The Bombardier Challenger 600 crashed around 7:45 p.m.,” CBS News noted.

“Aircraft crashed under unknown circumstances on departure, came to rest inverted and caught fire,” the FAA stated.

First photo of plane carrying 8 that crashed at Bangor International Airport, Maine. records reviewed by Arnold & Itkin LLP suggest the aircraft may be registered to a law firmhttps://t.co/0CzdSJzLez pic.twitter.com/UL1D8XddUs

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CBS News has more:

Records show that the plane was registered to a law firm based in Houston, Texas, CBS affiliate KHOU reported.

The crash occurred as New England and much of the country grappled with a massive winter storm. Bangor had undergone steady snowfall Sunday along with many other parts of the country.

There was no initial word on the plane’s destination.

The airport issued a statement that emergency crews were on the scene at the airport, which was closed after what it described as an incident involving a single aircraft departing the airport. It remained closed Monday morning, the Bangor Police Department said.

The airport urged people to avoid the area and said the crash led to the cancellation of other flights.

“A media briefing was held at 10 a.m. on the second floor of the Domestic Terminal at Bangor International Airport. Airport director Jose Saavedra declined to comment on the condition of those on board. Saavedra did confirm the aircraft is still on the runway as of Monday morning. The airport will not resume operations until noon Wednesday,” Breaking Aviation News & Videos wrote.

The FAA has reported that there were seven fatalities in the Challenger 650 crash at Bangor Airport yesterday. One crew member is in a serious condition.

According to the Preliminary Accident and Incident Report, the crash occurred under “unknown circumstances” upon departure.… pic.twitter.com/2cIWpBnRcO

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NBC News shared further:

Airport director Jose Saavedra said he wanted to defer to FAA and National Transportation Safety Board investigators.

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“We’re not ready to share additional information,” Saavedra told reporters on Monday.

The National Guard, local firefighters and first responders from “approximately 10 other municipalities responded to the scene” of the twin-jet Bombardier Challenger 600 going down, according to Saavedra.

The temperature was about 2 degrees, with a windchill of minus 13 and light snow around the time of the crash on Sunday night, according to the National Weather Service.

Winds were out of the northeast at about 10 mph, data from the service showed.

Bangor was under a winter storm warning Sunday.

NEWS CENTER Maine provided video coverage:

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