A Bombardier Challenger 600 crashed as it was taking off from Bangor International Airport in Maine around 7:45 p.m local time on Sunday, Jan. 25. Eight people were on board. The FAA and NTSB will investigate.

This information is preliminary and subject to change.

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Reports about the Arnold & Itkin plane crash tonight is terrible. If you are a reporter in Houston for any amount of tine, you know the firm and the partners. Just devastating as we wait for all the facts to come out.

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NTSB investigators have been unable to reach the crash site as of Monday morning because of heavy snow and poor conditions from the winter storm that began Sunday. A team may not get there for another day or two.

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Aggie09Derek said:

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Presser just now said other places were arriving and departing the airport during that same time frame.

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Aggie09Derek said:

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Presser just now said other places were arriving and departing the airport during that same time frame.

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P.H. Dexippus said:

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Aggie09Derek said:

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Presser just now said other places were arriving and departing the airport during that same time frame.

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They couldn't have found a better spokesman? "Uh, uh, uh, uh..."

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Anti-taxxer said:

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Were there any actual updates?

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I Am A Critic said:

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Anti-taxxer said:

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Were there any actual updates?

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7 dead, 1 injured

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BANGOR, Maine
Officials in Bangor are disputing a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) report about a plane crash that happened at Maine's second-largest airport.

An incident report released by the FAA on Monday indicated that there were eight people on a Bombardier Challenger 600 that crashed as it was taking off at about 7:45 p.m. Sunday.

The FAA report indicated seven people who were passengers on the private jet died and the pilot was seriously injured, but survived.

Shortly after 1:45 p.m. Monday, officials with the city of Bangor and Bangor International Airport issued a press release stating the flight manifest indicated there were only six people on the jet, and that all six are presumed dead.

"We would like to acknowledge that we are aware there are sources providing information regarding the Sunday night aircraft accident at Bangor International Airport that have not been verified or vetted through all appropriate channels before being released," Bangor officials said in their press release. "When an accident such as this occurs, there are numerous agencies and assets, both state and federal, that must coordinate their respective portions of the investigation. With the large number of stakeholders involved, it is important that we don't release any information until all parties have completed their work and can confirm the information being released."

The identities of the people who were on the flight manifest are not being released publicly pending positive identification, according to Bangor officials.

Bangor officials did not dispute the FAA's report that the jet came to a rest inverted and caught fire.

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Marvin_Zindler said:

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Okay....so there might be 6 people? Might be 8 people? Might have only been 1 pilot? Might be one "crewmember" still alive....or he also might be dead?

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Anti-taxxer said:

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The pictures from the Daily Mail are nothing but snow. You can barely see anything.

I can't imagine why anyone thought it was even a mildly reasonable idea to fly into or out of that kind of visibility.

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