Federal safety investigators have concluded that a problem with a carburetor part led to engine failure and the crash of a vintage airplane piloted by actor Harrison Ford in California.
The National Transportation Safety Board said Thursday that the part known as a main metering jet likely came loose over the years since the plane was restored...
Federal investigators say the engine of a small plane that crashed into a Plainville home last month killing all three people on board had a breach in the crankcase, two puncture holes near a cylinder and a fractured oil sump.