PROVINCETOWN, Mass. — The NTSB on Tuesday released its preliminary report into a deadly plane crash at the Provincetown airport earlier this month.
The report says the plane was approaching the airport when a nearby surveillance camera captured the plane climbing slightly as it approached the runway, then began a sudden descent.
The plane then slammed into the runway, bounced and hit the runway a second time before sliding to a stop and catching fire.
When authorities arrived, the plane was fully engulfed in flames.
Video shows there was a crosswind at that time, but it was not immediately clear if that was a factor in the crash.
A finite cause won’t be determined until the final report comes out.
The pilot, Robert Burroughs, 60, of Attleboro, was pronounced dead on the scene.
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