HOUSTON — The National Transportation Safety Board released its first report on the Jan. 25 crash that killed six people shortly after the aircraft took off at the Bangor International Airport.
Federal investigators are focusing on the time between deicing and liftoff. Anti-icing application began at 6:27:43 p.m. Central Time, and the jet lifted off at 6:43:57 p.m., with about 16 minutes elapsing. Under the federal guidelines, the maximum time between deicing and liftoff is 9 minutes.
The Bombardier Challenger 650 was operated by Houston law firm Arnold & Itkin LLP. Flight records show the plane originated from Hobby Airport in Houston, landed in Bangor, and was scheduled to continue to an airport near Paris, France…