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It then travelled through a perimeter fence and collided with a Toyota Corolla<\/a>, coming to rest about 1,300ft (394m) beyond the runway.<\/p>\n

Homendy described the crash scene as “devastating”, with debris from the aircraft, vehicles and airport fencing scattered across the area.<\/p>\n

“It’s hard to see, and I’m sure very difficult for the first responders as well,” she said.<\/p>\n

She said recovering victims’ bodies was the current priority, adding: “The investigation and access to the aircraft, as well as evidence, can wait.”<\/p>\n

The flight data recorder and cockpit voice recorder have been recovered and are being sent to NTSB headquarters for evaluation.<\/p>\n

Homendy said investigators could not yet say anything substantive about the cause of the crash as they were still collecting evidence at the scene.<\/p>\n

Investigators will examine the flight history, crew experience and training, radar data, and aircraft performance. Separate teams will look at the plane’s systems and engines, while a meteorologist will assess the weather conditions at the time of landing.<\/p>\n

The NTSB will also examine whether the runway should have had an engineered materials arresting system (EMAS), which is designed to slow and stop aircraft that overrun a runway. Homendy said this would be a “key” part of the investigation.<\/p>\n

Earlier analysis by BBC Verify found there was an active thunderstorm near the airport shortly before the crash, with winds gusting up to 26 knots. <\/p>\n

The NTSB has appealed for members of the public to share photographs or videos that could aid the investigation.<\/p>\n

Homendy said the agency would make safety recommendations at the end of its investigation. “That’s why we’re here – to prevent the next tragedy,” she said.<\/p>\n

“Our recommendations must be implemented, or we’ll be here again.”<\/p>\n

Two of the four runways at the airport remained closed following the crash<\/a>. Passengers have been warned to expect further disruption after Sunday’s cancellations affected the arrival of aircraft and flight crews.<\/p>\n

The crash happened during the Labor Day holiday weekend, one of the busiest travel periods in the US.<\/p>\n

Amazon said it was “heartbroken” by the loss of life and that it was working closely with authorities. <\/p>\n

21 Air, the company operating the aircraft, expressed its condolences and said it was co-operating with the investigation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"It then travelled through a perimeter fence and collided with a Toyota Corolla, coming to rest about 1,300ft…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1192201,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[2],"tags":[748,393,4884,12,1144,712,16,15,1764],"class_list":["post-1192200","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-news","tag-britain","tag-england","tag-great-britain","tag-news","tag-northern-ireland","tag-scotland","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-wales"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/117232293957116562","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1192200","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1192200"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1192200\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1192201"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1192200"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1192200"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1192200"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}