Six people were killed after a private jet crashed and erupted in flames at Bangor International Airport in Maine over the weekend, federal officials said.
A Bombardier Challenger 600 went down during takeoff from Bangor International Airport around 7:45 p.m. local time on Sunday, Jan. 25, according to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in a statement posted on X.
The FAA said all six people on board died — four passengers and two crew members — and there were no survivors. The agency initially reported seven deaths and one seriously injured survivor, but later updated the information.
Investigators have not yet determined what caused the crash. Officials said the aircraft caught fire after coming to rest upside down.
The identities of those on board have not been publicly released. A CBS affiliate and Reuters previously reported that the plane was registered to a Houston-based law firm and had flown into Maine from Texas, according to the outlet’s reporting.
Government officials told Reuters there was a “significant fire after the crash.”
The incident happened as snow began falling at the airport amid poor weather conditions in the region, the reports said. It was not immediately clear whether weather contributed to the crash.
The FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) are investigating.
