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Report fails to explain cause of plane crash

Originally published: December 22, 2010 7:23 PM
Updated: December 22, 2010 7:35 PM
By BILL BLEYER  bill.bleyer@newsday.com

Officials investigate the scene where a plane crashed

Photo credit: Daily Hampshire Gazette | Officials investigate the scene where a plane crashed in the woods in Leverett, Mass. (Dec. 5, 2010)

The initial National Transportation Safety Board report on a Dec. 5 Massachusetts crash of a single-engine aircraft that claimed the lives of two Long Islanders found no mechanical problems that would explain the Cessna's loss of power before impact.

The NTSB is continuing to examine the engine.

The report released Wednesday indicated the engine components and fuel system appeared to...

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