Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (WHP) – The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has given an update on the plane crash in Philadelphia, reaffirming its need for the community to point out that debris helps the investigation.
President Jennifer Homendy said the air ambulance accident was classified as an accident and there was no sign that things were going to go wrong.
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The accident caused the death of the 6 people aboard the Jet Rescue air ambulance plane, and at least one person on the ground in their car, managed officials.
What led to the accident?
The managers of the board of directors published new details on what led to the accident, saying that the flight had climbed to 1,500 feet.
Friday, the flight left Florida around noon, arriving in the northeast of Philadelphia around 2:15 am in the afternoon.
He then left around 6:06 am, according to an investigator who spoke alongside the NTSB at the press conference.
GPS data suggest that the plane has taken two turns, one on the left and one on the right, before hunting. Officials said it doesn’t suggest anything in terms of investigation.
NTSB asks the public to report debris, evidence
The plane has suffered significant damage, said Mumendy. She added that the investigation is very active due to dispersed debris.
“Our goal is to collect the perishable evidence of the investigation,” said Mumendy.
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The advice has warned the public of the dangers of debris, and this collection will continue in the coming days, perhaps weeks.
According to Mumendy, the evidence is brought to a secure location.
A main proof element that investigators are looking for is a cockpit voice recorder. Mumendy said that it could be fragmented, but that the NTSB is known worldwide to be able to restore damaged recorders.
The hope is to bring the recorder back to the laboratory and to assess it, even if it is in poor condition.
Mumendy asked the public to send an email to the NSTB to witness@ntsb.gov to report any type of debris, even if you do not know what it is.
Videos and image evidence can also be sent to this email address.
The first answer
The NTSB arrived at the scene within 90 minutes, said Momendy.
She also took the time to thank hundreds of other first stakeholders, notably the Pennsylvania state police, FBI and ATF.
“As you can see on this very long list, there is substantial support for this investigation,” said Mumendy, after appointing dozens of local agencies in Philadelphia and in the whole state.
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Mumendy said that she had met the mayor Cherrelle Parker, her deputies, and Sean Duffy, who, according to her, was “very committed to Philadelphia and DC”
When asked if the NTSB addressed the community and local businesses, Mumendy stressed that on Saturday was their first full day on the scene and that other law enforcement partners have spoken with companies and residents.
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“I mean that I was really moved by the outburst of the NTSB last week,” said Mumendy. She then thanked many other leading agencies.
When asked if there was an indication that something would go wrong from air traffic controllers, Mumendy said the following:
Nothing was communicated. In fact, in the recording we have, there is an attempted air traffic controllers to obtain a response from the flight crew, which they did not receive.
“We are a highly qualified agency, it is not usual,” said Mumendy. “We will achieve our results, our probable cause and our investigations, and we will put this in a report.”
Funding president
Mumendy said that the aeronautical part of the NTSB has the greatest number of investigators because aviation is wider than other modes of transport.
“In recent years, Congress has given us more funds so that we can carry out our mission,” said Mumendy.
“We need new increases,” she added. “Our biggest asset in the NTSB is our workforce. We always need more resources.”
Mumendy added that President Trump supported the council from the postponement office.
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