The crash occurred as a massive coast-to-coast storm descended on the U.S., bringing strong winds and blizzard conditions.
It would not comment on a possible reason for the crash, which in its preliminary report was described as happening"under unknown circumstances" and having caused a"post-crash fire.", bringing strong winds and blizzard conditions to states across the northern plains and great lakes. The National Weather Service said ahead of the crash that the area would likely experience wind gusts in excess of 40 knots .
A file photo of a plane on the tarmac at Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport in Little Rock, Arkansas. The small twin-engine Beechcraft BE20 airplane involved in Wednesday's accident took off from the airport shortly before crashing.There has been speculation online that the plane crash had somehow been intentional, with several people claiming it was the work of the federal government.
Many users appeared to think, erroneously, that the victims' planned trip to Ohio was to work on the toxic train derailment in East Palestine, whichErrol Webber, a film producer and former Republican candidate, responded to the news claiming:"You can't put it past The"There was a time when you thought, yeah coincidences do happen," one
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