Jacksonville, FL — The National Transportation Safety Board is looking into what caused a plane to skid off the runway while trying to land at Naval Air Station Jacksonville and ended in the St. Johns River.
Action News Jax has confirmed with area hospitals that several of the 21 adults who were taken following the crash were released. The Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department had already said all 143 passengers were listed in good conditions and nobody had critical injuries.
Some pets onboard the plane remain unaccounted for. NAS Jacksonville says they were unable to retrieve all the pets during the initial rescue due to safety issues with the aircraft.
According to our partner Action News Jax, the NTSB will be looking into three broad areas when it comes to this investigation.
• Human: Pilot, Experience
• Machine: Plane, systems, maintenance
• Environmental: Weather, geography, air traffic control