Overview

• The report finds the jet flew below its prescribed glide path for over a mile before its tail clipped 90- to 95-foot power lines at roughly 60 feet above ground.
• Dense fog shrouded the pre-dawn approach as the airport’s automatic weather reporting system was down and runway alignment lights had been out of service since March 2022.
• Pilot-owner Dave Shapiro debated diverting due to poor visibility and attempted to activate runway lights by keying his microphone seven times during the descent.
• All six people on board—including Shapiro and music agent Daniel Williams—were killed; eight residents suffered minor injuries and a home plus 20 vehicles were damaged.
• The NTSB has not yet determined a probable cause and expects to publish its final report within two years of the May 22 crash.