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Four of the five injured have been released by the hospital. The one remains in serious condition.
Three of the dead were found in the flight simulators, the 4th deceased was the pilot, 53 yr old, retired air traffic controller, Mark Goldstein, now a contract pilot.
The fire was so hot and the building so damaged, they will be attempting to remove pieces of the building today to get to the bodies. It was speculated that there could have been more students in the other simulators.
The 1999 plane had recently been bought back by Beechcraft, and on Wednesday received extensive maintenance work. According to reports, the pilot had radioed his left engine was down right after takeoff.
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"Nicole Alexander, a spokeswoman for Wichita-based Textron Aviation, which owns Beechcraft, said in a statement that the NTSB had asked Textron to participate in the investigation of the crash.
“As a party to the investigation, the company is prohibited by NTSB regulation from divulging any information about the accident or investigation,” she said in the statement."
Read more here: NTSB officials arrive to begin investigating crash at Wichita airport that killed 4 VIDEOS The Wichita Eagle
Three of the dead were found in the flight simulators, the 4th deceased was the pilot, 53 yr old, retired air traffic controller, Mark Goldstein, now a contract pilot.
The fire was so hot and the building so damaged, they will be attempting to remove pieces of the building today to get to the bodies. It was speculated that there could have been more students in the other simulators.
The 1999 plane had recently been bought back by Beechcraft, and on Wednesday received extensive maintenance work. According to reports, the pilot had radioed his left engine was down right after takeoff.
.......
"Nicole Alexander, a spokeswoman for Wichita-based Textron Aviation, which owns Beechcraft, said in a statement that the NTSB had asked Textron to participate in the investigation of the crash.
“As a party to the investigation, the company is prohibited by NTSB regulation from divulging any information about the accident or investigation,” she said in the statement."
Read more here: NTSB officials arrive to begin investigating crash at Wichita airport that killed 4 VIDEOS The Wichita Eagle
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