The doomed Gulfstream crashed just 49 seconds after the plane started its ground roll on runway 11 at Hanscom Airfield, according to new information released by the NTSB. Data from the flight's voice and data recorder indicate that the plane accelerated to about 165 knots (190 MPH), then braked and reversed thrust, but officials declined to say whether that meant the pilots tried to abort the flight.
'I want to stress this info is preliminary and there is still a great deal of work to do,' said NTSB's Luke Schiada during a Tuesday afternoon press conference.
Comments were captured from the cockpit regarding aircraft control, and the sound of the crash could be heard, according to Schiada.
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Entities 0 Name: NTSB Count: 2 1 Name: Gulfstream Count: 1 2 Name: Luke Schiada Count: 1 3 Name: Schiada Count: 1 4 Name: Hanscom Airfield Count: 1 Related 0 Url: http://ift.tt/S3eH5b Title: Bomber pilot helped land airliner after captain fell ill Description: (CNN) -- It sounds like the plot from an old movie: airline crew members make this passenger announcement, "Is anyone on board a pilot?" That was the situation last December when Air Force Capt. Mark Gongol and his wife and daughter were traveling from Des Moines to Denver aboard a United Boeing 737.
