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Old 18th Dec 2015, 17:28
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wait till the report comes out please
Might be a while...

NTSB takes over Nashville Southwest wreck investigation

Natalie Neysa Alund
9:47 a.m. CST December 18, 2015

The National Transportation Safety Board will now head the investigation into what caused a Southwest plane to wreck injuring nine passengers during taxi at the Nashville International Airport, a spokesman for the federal agency said Friday morning.

The NTSB on Thursday determined Southwest Flight 31, a Boeing 737 that carried 139 people and slid off the runway into a ditch during taxi this week, sustained enough damage for its investigators to determine what caused the accident, NTSB spokesman Eric Weiss said.

The FAA, who initially led the investigation, will assist, Weiss said. Southwest will likely also be a party in the investigation which authorities said could take up to a year to complete.

A preliminary report into what caused the Tuesday evening wreck will likely not be released, he said.
NTSB takes over Nashville Southwest wreck investigation
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