"BANGOR, Maine (AP) - A private aircraft carrying eight people crashed on takeoff Sunday night at Maine's Bangor International Airport, the Federal Aviation Administration said. The Bombardier Challenger 600 crashed around 7:45 p.m., and there was no immediate word on the conditions of those aboard. The FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board are investigating. The crash occurred as New England and much of the country grappled with a massive winter storm."
"Throughout the weekend, the vast storm dumped sleet, freezing rain and snow across much of the eastern half of the U.S., halting much air and road traffic and knocking out power to hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses in the Southeast. Commercial air traffic was also heavily disrupted around much of the U.S. Some 12,000 flights were canceled Sunday and nearly 20,000 were delayed, according to the flight tracker flightaware.com."
A Bombardier Challenger 600 carrying eight people crashed on takeoff at Bangor International Airport at about 7:45 p.m. Emergency crews were on the scene and the airport was closed after an incident involving a single departing aircraft. The FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board opened investigations. The crash occurred amid a massive winter storm that produced steady snowfall in Bangor and widespread sleet, freezing rain and snow across the eastern U.S. The storm caused major disruptions including power outages in the Southeast and thousands of flight cancellations and delays. The Challenger 600 is a wide-bodied business jet configured for 9 to 11 passengers.
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