It’s rare that investigators are unable to determine the cause of a plane crash.
But the National Transportation Safety Board says the crash that killed 3 members of a Harbor Springs family in 2016 is ‘unknown and undetermined.’
The pilot, Timothy Brown, his wife Tricia and their son Ted were killed in the crash of their twin-engine plane in Montana. Investigators say the weather was good, the plane had no problems, and they could detect no physical problems with the pilot.
NTSB Stumped On Plane Crash
Oct 22, 2018 | 12:52 PM
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