Nine people have been confirmed dead after the plane they were flying in crashed into homes in Akron, Ohio, on Tuesday.
The company that rented the small jet plane, Florida-based real estate
company Pebb Enterprises, confirmed seven of the fatalities this
morning, all of whom were their employees, and then the Ohio State
Highway Patrol later confirmed that the other two fatalities were the
pilot and co-pilot.
The National Transportation Safety Board
has started its investigation into the crash and recovered the cockpit
recorder from the plane. The NTSB Vice Chairman Bella Dinh-Zarr said
that investigators have determined that the plane was "flying at a low
altitude" and was "banking to the left" before the crash.
The left wing hit the ground first, Dinh-Zarr said, and clipped power lines on the way down.
The identities of the victims have not been released but the statement
released by the company notes that the victims were "two principals and
five employees of Pebb Enterprises."
"We are shocked and deeply saddened for the families, colleagues and
friends of those who perished," the company said in its statement. "Our
first priority is to give our fullest support to the family members and
loved ones of our co-workers."
Staff Lt. Bill Haymaker said at a news conference today that officials
have made contact with the families of the individuals on board but they
are not releasing the names of the dead.
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