NTSB LAUNCHES TEAM TO INVESTIGATE GULFSTREAM PLANE CRASH IN TEXAS

The National Transportation Safety Board has launched a Go-Team to investigate the crash of a Gulfstream near the Hobby Airport in Houston, Texas.

About 6:15 a.m. CST, today a G-III, (N85VT) with 3 persons aboard, reportedly clipped a light pole before crashing in a nearby field. All on board were fatally injured.

Frank Hilldrup is the Investigator-in-Charge of the NTSB team of 10. NTSB Vice Chairman Mark Rosenker will accompany the team and serve as principal spokesperson for the on-scene investigation. Lauren Peduzzi is the NTSB press officer traveling with the team.

Information regarding the investigation will be released from the accident scene in Houston, Texas.

NTSB on-scene Media Contact: Lauren Peduzzi, (202) 557-1350