The National Transportation Safety Board has concluded pilot error during approach to an Akron airport caused the fiery crash that killed two pilots and seven passengers aboard a corporate jet last year.
The board voted Tuesday to also affix blame to the Fort Lauderdale, Florida, aviation company that operated the jet for inadequate pilot training and aircraft maintenance, and the Federal Aviation Administration for failing to provide proper oversight of the company.
The NTSB investigation concluded the pilot attempting to land the jet last November caused an aerodynamic stall by improperly setting the plane's flaps and failing to maintain proper speed on approach to the Akron airport.
The plane carrying seven employees of a Boca Raton, Florida, company crashed into an apartment building less than two miles from the airport.
