One of the key findings from the NTSB says a group of historic fighter planes was told to fly ahead of a formation of bombers without any prior plan for coordinating altitude.
Six people were killed in this crash. They were pilots and crew members. Now, one expert says a common plan that should’ve been in place to prevent this was absent.
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The NTSB says it’s still early in its investigation. It has not released an analysis or conclusion.
A full report could take 12-18 months.
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Three days after the crash, FOX 4 initiated an open records request with the FAA for "all necessary permits applied/approved" for the air show.
The FAA says it’s working on the request but has so far failed to provide a timeframe of completion.
One of the key findings from the NTSB says a group of historic fighter planes was told to fly ahead of a formation of bombers without any prior plan for coordinating altitude. SIx people were killed.
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Link to the preliminary report, along with additional information can be found in this article:
The NTSB released a preliminary report on the fatal midair collision during the Wings Over Dallas airshow on November 12.
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The report says, in part:
According to the recorded audio for the airshow radio transmissions and Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) data, the air boss directed both formations to maneuver southwest of the runway before returning to the flying display area, which was the designated performance area. He directed the fighter formation to transition to a trail formation, fly in front of the bomber formation, and proceed near the 500 ft show line. The bombers were directed to fly down the 1,000 ft show line. The 500 ft show line and 1,000 ft show line were 500 ft and 1,000 ft respectively from the airshow viewing line behind which the audience viewed the airshow.
There were no altitude deconflictions briefed before the flight or while the airplanes were in the air. When the fighter formation approached the flying display area, the P-63F was in a left bank and it collided with the left side of the B-17G, just aft of the wing section.