Preliminary NTSB report details engine trouble, steep dive before deadly Janesville plane crash
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...