Gospel group The Nelons’ frightening final moments before deadly plane crash revealed in new report
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The National Transportation Safety Board released a preliminary report about the plane crash that took the lives of three members of The Nelons.
The report revealed the pilot declared an emergency after the loss of autopilot and told the Salt Lake City Air Route Traffic Control Center controller he was trying to regain control of the aircraft. Witnesses also described the moments before and after the crash.
"One witness located near the accident site heard a ‘loud whining noise’ that diminished and then increased followed shortly thereafter by smoke emanating from the area of the accident site," the report read. "Another witness observed the airplane overhead in a ‘barrel roll’ maneuver and heard the airplane’s engine ‘roaring loud’ until they heard the airplane impact terrain. The witness stated that they saw the smoke in the area shortly after."