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Change just days before their biggest race of the year. the issue appears to be the new aero kits that chevrolet cars are using. theyre designed to help cars go faster but when they crash and turn around it appears the new design of these cars is causing them to go airborne. the biggest example was when a car did a complete flip after hitting the wall. indycar officials obviously dont want to see anything like this happen on sunday. so theyve made some rule changes. theyre reducing engine power ...

Shes got multiple fractures on her face. shes got very little skin left for them do do very much grafting. >> due to her burns, she suffers numerous infections, and her kidneys all but shut down. 11 weeks after the crash, kyle is forced to make a difficult decision. he takes his wife amanda off life support. she passes away two months after her 25th birthday. in its final report, the national transportation safety board finds the probable cause of the accident to be loss of engine power for unde...

>> due to the severity of her burns, she suffers from numerous infections and her kidneys all but shut down. 11 weeks after the crash, kyle is forced to make a difficult decision. he takes his wife, amanda, off life support. she passes away two months after her 25th birthday. in its final report, the ntsb finds the probable accident to be loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. once the plane is in trouble, he and amanda had precious little time to react. >> from the time that the engine ...

The pilot reported a loss of engine power was attempting to return to the runway. it appears that he clipped the top of a tree and came to rest on the golf course. as the chief said there was only one personal on board who was treated by witnesses and transported to the hospital. at this time, the ntsb has started an investigation with the faa in attendance and our goal is to, tonight, is do some on scene documentation. we will ultimately recover the aircraft tomorrow morning. to a local facilit...

Thing. [ inaudible question ] >> all i know is what the fire department has told me. we have not been in touch with anybody at the hospital. we believe that he is going to survive at this point. >> you said it appears the pilot left santa monica airport, took off and then circled back around in an attempt to come back to the runway? >> i am actually responding to the information of the atc tapes that apparently have already been played because thats where i heard it from. the pilot reported a lo...

We also know he is expected to survive. harrison ford was breathing and conscious when he was pulled from the wreckage and rushed to the hospital. >> the pilot reported a loss of engine power. and was attempting to return. >> reporter: this was the actors desperate mayday message moments before he crashed. >> engine failure. immediate return. >> reporter: the 72-year-old movie star was flying this vintage world war ii plane from santa monica airport when according to his publicist the engine sta...

Thing. >> injuries? >> i cannot -- all i know is what the fire department has told me. we have not been in touch with anybody at the hospital and thats, we believe he is going to survive at this point. >> you said it appeared this pilot at the santa monica airport and circled back around you. come back to the runway? >> i am actually responding to the information of the atc tapes that have apparently already been played because thats where i heard it from. the pilot reported a loss of engine pow...

Lets listen. >> part of our resources will maintain here through the night and assist with the other agencies involved. like i say, our resources arrived on scene and transported one 70-year-old male occupant to local hospital. and he is in -- >> this is the fire department chief as the lower third reflects were awaiting the ntsb conference. lets listen. >> good afternoon. my name is patrick jones. the first most important thing is is that we have had injuries and we hope that the family and the...

Decades and its only been in the last few decades that black boxes actually exist. so we go back to the basics. the initial report, loss of engine power. we are going to look at that, but were going to look at it all. everything. weather, man, machine. >> pilots always recommend not to turn around. you heard that on the news and usually the procedure is not making a u-turn coming back to the airport? why is that? e e dont have any clue. >> a return to the airport depends what altitude youre at. ...

Many aircrafts do not have a black box nor are they required to have a black box. the problem is is that weve investigated accidents for decades and its only been in the last few decades that black boxes actually exist. so we go back to the basics. the initial report, loss of engine power. we are going to look at that, but were going to look at it all. everything. weather, man, machine. >> pilots always recommend not to turn around. you heard that on the news and usually the procedure is not mak...