Private jet carrying 8 people crashes at Maine airport

A private jet carrying eight people crashed Sunday evening while taking off from Bangor, Maine, according to the FAA.

A source with knowledge of the incident told CNN that the condition of the injured is unknown.

“First responders are still on scene and are expected to be actively working in the area for several more hours until any additional information becomes available,” the City of Bangor and Bangor International Airport said in a statement. expression The cause of the crash was not disclosed on Sunday.

The airport reported to CNN emergency crews responded to the incident around 7:45 p.m. The FAA and NTSB will investigate the crash, and the airport remained closed overnight Sunday, according to a statement from the FAA.

According to federal records, the plane is a Bombardier Challenger 650 business jet and is registered to a limited liability company in Houston.

The crash occurred in the middle of a massive snowstorm heading into the Northeast. Temperatures in Maine were well below freezing and light snowfall caused very poor visibility.

Minutes before the crash, controllers and pilots at Bangor Airport can be heard talking about reduced visibility and clearing ice, but it is not immediately clear who was talking to whom. LiveATC.net.

A controller clears the pilot for takeoff on Bangor’s Runway 33.

About two minutes later, a controller loudly radios: “All traffic in the field has been stopped! All traffic in the field has been stopped!”

A few minutes later, another controller was heard saying, “The plane is upside down. We have a passenger plane upside down.”

The airport is then closed and emergency vehicles are allowed to move through the airport.

A controller later stated that they were aware that there were “three crew members and possibly five passengers” on board.

This story has been updated with additional information.

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