Overview
- The Cessna 310R, built in 1977, crashed during its first flight after an annual inspection, with a rudder malfunction limiting the plane to left turns.
- Flight-tracking data and video revealed the aircraft made at least nine low-altitude loops before crashing near I-95 in Boca Raton, Florida.
- The crash killed Robert Stark, 81, Stephen Stark, 54, and Brooke Stark, 17, while a motorist on the ground sustained minor injuries.
- The plane struck trees, a roadway, and railroad tracks before erupting into a fireball, with the wreckage showing severe impact and thermal damage.
- The NTSB’s preliminary report confirms the rudder issue and other factual details but defers determining the crash's probable cause to a final report expected within two years.