A private jet carrying eight people crashed and burst into flames during takeoff at Bangor International Airport in Maine on Sunday evening, triggering a massive emergency response and shutting down the facility as a winter storm battered the region.
The Federal Aviation Administration confirmed the Bombardier Challenger 600 went down around 7:45 p.m. local time on 25 January. Emergency crews from multiple fire departments rushed to the scene, where witnesses reported seeing the aircraft upside down on the runway with smoke billowing into the night sky.
