A preliminary report from the National Transportation Safety Board released Tuesday provides more details on the fatal crash at the Bangor International Airport last month but not a specific cause.
The sole occupant was 74-year-old Luigi Accusani of Italy who was ferrying the Cessna aircraft from Europe to a final destination of Rutland, Vermont.
The report says that while descending into Bangor, Accusani asked the control tower for a wind check. According to a witness the left wing was close to the pavement and that the pilot "seemed to have tried to correct himself, however there was a crosswind blowing East." Accusani then hit a light on the runway before rising back up into the air and hitting the airport fence, according to the report.
The NTSB is expected to release a full report at a later date.
