ANCHORAGE, Alaska—
The National Transportation Safety Board has published its first report on the Aug. 9 plane crash near Dillingham that killed former Sen. Ted Stevens and four others.Among the findings: a problem with an emergency locator transmitter that the NTSB says came apart on impact and did not activate. The report says the beacon separated from its mounting bracket and the antenna cable was found separated from the transmitter.
The report did not cite a cause for the crash, but does say weather conditions at the time were "marginal."
Ten minutes after the crash, the Dillingham airport reported light rain and visibility of three miles with overcast clouds hanging at about 1,000 feet.
Contact Ted Land at tland@ktuu.com
