Preliminary report in plane crash that killed 12 found no engine malfunction

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) shared its initial findings with the public based on detailed examinations of the wreckage in a preliminary report released on Thursday regarding the tragic parachute plane crash in which 12 people lost their lives.

The initial evaluation document prepared by the board clearly revealed that there were no signs of any technical malfunction in the aircraft's engine system at the time of the accident, nor was there a detectable engine problem prior to the flight.

It was determined that technical equipment similar to flight data recorders or cockpit voice recorders found in commercial passenger aircraft constituted a critical shortcoming in the post-accident investigation process, even though they are not mandatory for such small aircraft according to aviation safety standards.

The investigation team successfully recovered GoPro-brand cameras from the wreckage, albeit in a damaged condition, in order to reconstruct the details of the incident and began examining visual and potential audio data; these materials are expected to shed light on the investigation process.

While the preliminary report, which is of great importance for clarifying aviation accidents in general, does not yet present a definitive conclusion, it paves the way for ruling out engine malfunction as a probable cause in light of available data, while emphasizing the need for a deeper and comprehensive technical analysis regarding probable causes.