FREMONT, Neb. — A small aircraft gave the impression to have struck an influence line prior to it crashed into the Platte River in Nebraska and killed all 3 folks aboard, in step with the Nationwide Transportation Protection Board.
Few main points are to be had in regards to the Friday night crash as a result of it’s early within the NTSB investigation. The company’s initial document is predicted in a couple of weeks, however the ultimate document figuring out the purpose most likely would possibly not be carried out for greater than a 12 months.
Fremont Airport officers instructed KETV that the aircraft used to be flying with out its transponder being became on, however Scott Vlasek, the director of the College of Nebraska-Omaha’s Aviation Institute, mentioned that would possibly no longer had been required since the aircraft used to be flying in out of control airspace alongside the river.
Investigators will read about the upkeep data for the 71-year-old Cessna 180 for any signal of mechanical issues that can have contributed to the crash.
The Dodge County Sheriff’s workplace known the 3 folks killed within the crash as Daniel Williams, 43, of Moundridge, Kansas; Jeff Bittinger, 50; and Randy Amrein, 48. Each Bittinger and Amrein lived in Fremont, Nebraska.
