JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — UPDATE, 5 p.m.: NTSB said the plane's flight data recorder is on its way to Washington D.C. and was not damaged.
Investigators expect to get a lot of information from the recorder including speed, altitude, point of impact and more about the plane during the incident.
BREAKING UPDATE: Miami Air Flight 293 landed at 9:49 last night. 135 people on board. 7 crew members. Landed on Runway 11. Plane went off right side of runway and into St Johns River. Plane (Boeing 737-800) built in 2001 and has no prior incidents. @ActionNewsJax @WOKVNews
— Tenikka Smith Hughes (@TenikkaANjax) May 4, 2019
The NTSB is still working on formal interviews with flight crew and anticipate to conduct those Sunday. Looking at the pilot's experience will also be part of the investigation.
Regarding the pets that are on board the plane still in the river, officials said that human life was first priority after the crash.
NAS Jax said that crews checked the cargo bay for pets, but did not see or hear animals or crates in that initial response.
BREAKING UPDATE ON PETS on Miami Air Flight: Officials say human life was 1st priority. NASJAX says crews checked cargo bay for pets & did not see, hear animals or crates. They retreated because it was unsafe. They looked 2nd time & did not see any pet carriers ABOVE water line.
— Tenikka Smith Hughes (@TenikkaANjax) May 4, 2019
Officials said they looked a second time and did not see any pet carriers above the water line, and emphasized that human life was first priority in the intial response as well as safety for the rescue crews.
The plane made it's landing on runway 10 at NAS Jax when it went off the runway and into the St. Johns River Friday at 9:40 p.m.
NAS Jax said that the runway underwent renovation in 2016 to improve "cross slope" to help water fall off runway. Officials saud that grooving was not required and not included in that renovation design.
What we know:
— Brittney Donovan (@brittneyANjax) May 4, 2019
- Aircraft overran runway 11. Departed right side of runway, impacted low sea wall
- plane built in 2001 no history of accident or incidents
- Pavement is not grooved. Grooves allow rain to run off runway quicker
- Reports of heavy rain at the time pic.twitter.com/q3OimbKxgj
Regarding the passengers that were transported to local hospitals and later released, officials said that a 3-month-old was included in the group of 41 people treated locally.
Officials said that the 3-month-old was admitted as a preacaution and everyone has been released from the hospitals
The Coast Guard has put up booms to contain jet fuel around the plane still in the water. NTSB said that the fuel appears to be contained.
NAS Jax air traffic is currently closed right now during the clean up and investigation.
WATCH LIVE: NTSB gives briefing on investigation into plane that skidded into St. Johns RiverWATCH LIVE: NTSB gives briefing on investigation into plane that skidded into St. Johns River. MORE: https://bit.ly/2LnKajM
Posted by Action News Jax on Saturday, May 4, 2019
UPDATE, 3:45 P.M.: NTSB said it will hold a 5 p.m. news conference on the investigation into the MiamiAir plane skidding off the runway.
2:55 P.M. UPDATE: NTSB said it has recovered the flight data recorder (also sometimes referred to as the plane's "black box") from the MiamiAir Boeing 737 that skidded into the St. Johns River on Friday night.
NTSB investigator Dan Boggs holds the flight data recorder recovered from the Miami Air International Boeing 737-800 that overran the runway at NAS Jacksonville and came to rest in the St. Johns River in Jacksonville, Fla., on Friday. pic.twitter.com/y5vMCQ7ZFi
— NTSB_Newsroom (@NTSB_Newsroom) May 4, 2019
12:48 P.M. UPDATE: NTSB has just arrived to the site where a Boeing 737 plane skidded into the St. Johns River at NAS Jax. A team of 16 people will be investigating.
We will stream the next update on TV, here and the Action News Jax Facebook page.
.@NTSB just gave brief update. First investigators have arrived in Jacksonville Florida to investigate after Miami Air 737 skidded off runway & into river. A Go Team will examine what happened. More investigators on the way. Expect to give more details later today. @ActionNewsJax
— Tenikka Smith Hughes (@TenikkaANjax) May 4, 2019
NTSB says they’ve just arrived. Sixteen people still making their way to NAS Jax. Will go out to site right now to take a look at the plane. @ActionNewsJax pic.twitter.com/fAiuSSZXKV
— Brittney Donovan (@brittneyANjax) May 4, 2019
Authorities with the National Transportation Safety Board will be in Jacksonville, Florida around 12 p.m. Saturday to investigate the cause of the crash.
CHOPPER PHOTOS: We're getting a look at the Boeing 737-800 that skidded off the runway at NAS Jax and into the St. Johns River from Sky Action News Jax. @NTSB says its team just got to Jacksonville to begin the onsite investigation @ActionNewsJax pic.twitter.com/LMn7sXzKEf
— Brittney Donovan (@brittneyANjax) May 4, 2019
The Miami Air flight arriving from Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba coming into Naval Air Station Jacksonville slid off the runway into the St. Johns River, according to NAS JAX around 9:40 p.m. Friday.
There were 143 people on board. There were no fatalities.
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The briefing is scheduled to begin around 2 p.m. A team of 16 investigators will look at three broad areas:
- Human: Pilot, experience
- Machine: Plane, systems, maintenance
- Environmental: Weather, geography, air traffic control
Action News Jax will stream the briefing here on our website and on the Action News Jax Facebook page.
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