The NTSB has released its final report on a 2018 plane crash off the coast of Huguenot Park that left a father and son dead.
The NTSB’s final report was released April 21. Investigators determined Renzulli had been flying for 20 minutes in heavy precipitation above the freezing level and the ice accumulation put the plane into a stall. The right wing separated, and it plunged into the ocean.
“Although the pilot did not access specific icing forecasts, which likely understated the potential for icing conditions, there was sufficient information available to the pilot to indicate possible icing at his chosen cruise altitude,” the NTSB said in the report. The plane was flying near the top of a cumulus cloud formation at about 23,000 feet, and the conditions “exceeded the capability of the airplane’s icing protection system,” the report states. The icing “resulted in an uncontrolled descent and subsequent inflight breakup,” the report says. The NTSB also cited the “pilot’s failure to maintain and appropriate airspeed for flight in icing conditions.”Tragically, Renzulli and his son knew they were in trouble. The crash happened at 9:04 a.m.
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