NTSB issues initial findings on deadly Lafayette Parish plane accident
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) recently shared details from its initial inquiry into the tragic plane crash that claimed three lives in Lafayette Parish on October 21. The investigation focused on a Raytheon Aircraft Company G58 airplane, with registration N16PV, which had taken off from David Wayne Hooks Memorial Airport in Houston, Texas, and was bound for Lafayette Regional Airport/Paul Fournet Field (LFT). Around 9 nautical miles northwest of LFT, flying at 1,300 ft mean sea level, the pilot reported an unidentified engine issue to air traffic control (ATC) and requested direct landing at LFT. While ATC directed the plane to land on runway 11 at LFT, communication was lost afterwards. Surveillance footage captured the aircraft in a right spin, with sounds indicating engine activity before the crash. Examination post-accident showed signs of engine operation on the left propeller blades, while the right blades remained straight. The cockpit controls were found in consistent positions on both sides with no mechanical issues detected in the flight system or engines, as per officials.
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