A pilot and nine passengers died in the Feb. 6 crash
The Bering Air plane that crashed in Alaska killing all 10 people on board was overweight for weather conditions, authorities have said.
On Wednesday, March 19, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) released a preliminary report about the fatal Feb. 6 crash, referencing a flight manual which noted, “Maximum Weight for Flight into Known Icing Conditions.”
The aircraft, which “was equipped with standard support items used at outstations, such as cargo netting, tie-down straps, engine cowling plugs, a portable scale, and a tail stand,” also included “baggage and cargo [that] weighed about 709 lbs.”
The NTSB’s preliminary report found that the aircraft “was about 969 lbs over the maximum takeoff gross weight for flight into known or forecast icing conditions under the TKS system supplement.”…