Key takeaways:
- The NTSB report concluded that the crash was caused by the pilot losing airplane control during a climb due to spatial disorientation.
- Flight track data showed that the plane made a series of heading changes, climbs, and descents before entering a steep, descending left turn.
- The NTSB report also noted that the pilot had not received any instrument training, which could have helped him to recognize and recover from the spatial disorientation.
On Wednesday, the National Transportation Safety Board released a report on the 2021 Tennessee plane crash that killed Christian diet guru Joe Lara and six others. The report concluded that the crash was caused by the pilot losing airplane control during a climb due to spatial disorientation.
Flight track data showed that the plane made a series of heading changes, climbs, and descents before entering a steep, descending left turn. This maneuvering is consistent with a type of spatial disorientation called somatogravic illusion, which likely caused the pilot to perceive that the airplane was pitching up even though it was actually in a continuous descent.
The plane had taken off from an airport just outside Nashville and entered the clouds shortly before the crash. The NTSB report also noted that the pilot had not received any instrument training, which could have helped him to recognize and recover from the spatial disorientation.
The NTSB investigation is ongoing, and the report is expected to be finalized in the coming months. The agency is also working to determine if any other factors, such as weather or mechanical issues, may have contributed to the crash.
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