Published Date:
24 March 2009
By MATT GOURAS
AN INVESTIGATION was launched yesterday into whether a plane was carrying too many passengers when it nose-dived into a cemetery in the US, killing all 14 people on board, including seven children.
It was reported that a family of five from St Helena, California, were among the victims of Sunday's crash in Montana. The single-engined aircraft was believed to be taking passengers on a ski trip.
Mark Rosenker, acting chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board, said the aircraft was "probably" designed to carry 11 or 12 people, including two pilots.
US federal aviation officials said the investigation would be hampered because the plane, which was not licensed to carry commercial passengers, had no cockpit voice recorder or flight data recorder.
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Last Updated:
23 March 2009 10:00 PM
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Source:
The Scotsman
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Location:
Edinburgh
