By Stephen Cohn
Feb 27, 2021 9:49 AM
JANESVILLE, Wis. A preliminary report from the National Transportation Safety Board says the plane involved in this month’s deadly crash in Janesville had engine troubles and was headed downward at an estimated 80-degree angle prior to the crash.
The report, released Saturday morning, said the plane departed from Appleton International Airport at 6:34 a.m. on Feb. 16 and landed at Southern Wisconsin Regional Airport in Janesville around 7:15 a.m. After having its fuel tanks topped off with 53.5 gallons of 100LL fuel, the plane departed runway 32 at the airport at 9:12 a.m. for Sebastian, Florida.
Officials said the plane, a Velocity Twin experimental amateur built N13VT was headed to Florida to receive maintenance on its landing gear.
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Preliminary NTSB report details engine trouble, steep dive before deadly Janesville plane crash
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