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NTSB: Small plane clipped treetops before crash killed 2

Published December 17, 2021 2:49 PM

HOUSTON (AP) — Federal investigators say a small plane appeared to have clipped treetops before crashing in the fog west of Houston, killing both people aboard. The Dec. 8 crash happened in a heavily wooded area shortly after takeoff from West Houston Airport. In a preliminary report issued Friday, the National Transportation Safety Board said there were no witnesses. Radar showed the single-engine Piper PA 28-140 aircraft took off about 8 p.m., flew south-southwestward for 1.5 miles before making a series of left and right ascending and descending turns. The last descending turn increased the plane’s descent before radar lost contact.

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