3 young girls victims of the incident plane Montana
Three families with young children were at a ski vacation when their plane crashed in a cemetery in Montana, the relatives of the victims said Monday. Federal investigators said that, without a flight data recorder or cockpit voice recorder aboard the aircraft and no survivors, an investigation into what caused the crash could last months. "It will take some time," National Transportation Safety Board Chairman Mark Rosenke told a press conference Monday.
Investigators seek to determine whether the single-engine plane was overloaded, what role the weather in May has played in the accident and what the pilot decided to divert to the Butte, "he says. He urged journalists not to "jump to conclusions" about the accident.
In the early speculation about the fact that there were 14 people aboard the aircraft of 10 seats, but said Rosenke young children often travel on tours of adult passengers and urged journalists not to rush to judgments the cause of the accident.
"To jump to conclusions is a disservice to your readers and those who watch your shows," he said. "It will be a long and tedious investigation - very thorough. We will examine all the factors that could affect the performance of the airplane. "
Investigators said seven adults and seven children were on board, and all died in the accident Sunday.
The authorities have not publicly identified the victims. But colleagues and relatives have called on all 14. plan, it was designed to carry 11 people - two in the cockpit and nine in the cabin, said Rosenke. He noted that young children often travel on tours of adult passengers.
Guidoni Martha said she and her husband witnessed the plane crash. She photographed one of the first images of the scene, which shows the cemetery to the front of a huge blaze. iReport.com: iReport at the scene of the crash
"We were just taking a ride - all of a sudden, we saw the plane just take a dive," she says. "We drove into the cemetery to see if there was any way my husband could help someone. We were too late - there was nothing to help."
Her husband, Steve Guidoni said that the plan "has entered the field and ignited a tree.
"I looked to see if there was anyone I could get out, but there was nothing I could not see anything," he said. "There was some luggage scattered around. ... There were some aircraft parts." A flight plan of the aircraft said from Redlands, California, as the site for monitoring flight FBOweb.com. Stops were made in Vacaville, and Oroville, California, before the plane to Montana.
The plane stopped at the Oroville airport about 11 hours, again and left about half an hour later, said Police Chief Kirk Trostle.
Oroville airport does not have a control tower. Eric Teitelman, Director of the Oroville Community Development and Public Works, said that because he has an "open track" and a self-service fuel system, it is often stop to aviation aircraft General.
There were conflicting reports on the ownership of the aircraft, which was manufactured in 2001.
