tragic accident of Socata TBM-700 type's unveiled

An eyewitness, Chris Covello, said she saw the aircraft wobble before falling on the highway. "Initially I think the aircraft would perform maneuvers or air attraction because it looks up and down and round and round," said Rockaway Township resident who works at a car dealership Morristownship City, not far from the crash site.

tragic accident of Socata TBM-700 type's unveiled

However, continued Covelho, after circling, the plane dived straight down and through the trees at the curb before finally falling on the asphalt. "I think it will soon fly the plane up again after a steep dive," he said. Shortly thereafter, he saw thick black smoke billowing from the crash site.

Aircraft accidents that occurred in the United States (U.S.) casualties. A small aircraft Socata TBM-700 type of injuries and shattered on Interstate 287, the main highway that connects the State of New Jersey and New York on Tuesday afternoon local time (20/12) or am yesterday morning (21/12). Five passengers and the pilot single-engine plane was killed instantly.

Before you hit the asphalt road and exploded, a plane piloted by Jeffrey Buckalew businesses that had crashed into the trees on the median of the road. Since the violence of the encounter, the aircraft debris scattered across two freeway segments are. In fact, there are some parts of the plane caught in trees. Straight thick black smoke billowing into the sky as the plane burned.

The incident was disturbing and impede traffic, but not to harm the other highway users. Some time after the accident occurred, police were immediately shut down Interstate 287. Crash site was sterilized for evacuation purposes and the initial investigation. But, moments later police opened several lines due to dense traffic flow.

"The search for debris we stopped and we will continue again tomorrow morning (yesterday afternoon local time). Certainly after peak hours to reduce the density of traffic, "said one member investigative team from the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). However, evacuation of the bodies of five passengers and the pilot has been completed.

In addition to Buckalew, pilot and owner of the small plane, the incident claimed the lives of four other passengers. Three of whom are family members Buckalew.

Namely, his wife, Corinne, and their two children, Jackson and Meriwether. Another passenger who was killed was Rakesh Chawla, business partners Buckalew.

Buckalew and Chawla was recorded as a banker at Greenhill & Co. investment firm. When the accident occurred, they were on their way to DeKalb Peachtree Airport in Atlanta. As per tradition, Buckalew family always visited the house before Christmas to prepare the feast. Last Tuesday, they were invited to participate Chawla.

Nahas for Buckalew and his family, about 14 minutes after leaving Teterboro Airport in New Jersey, the plane they were traveling woe. Before swerved and slammed on the highway, Buckalew had reported the existence of ice formation. "The pilot had a conversation seven seconds with the airport control tower of ice," said Robert Gretz of the NTSB.

However, Gretz pleaded not know the exact content of the conversations that occurred a few minutes before the plane crashed.

"Not clear whether the pilot reported the formation of ice or ask coordinate routes that potentially trigger the formation of ice on the aircraft," he said. The formation of ice will limit visibility and very annoying airlines pilots.