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Doorbell cameras captured final seconds of doomed flight

Doorbell cameras captured final seconds of doomed flight | iNFOnews.ca
FILE - In this Oct. 29, 2019 file photo, Woodbridge firefighters work to extinguish the scene of a plane crash at a home in Woodbridge, N.J. Two doorbell cameras captured the final seconds of the flight, according to a preliminary report released Friday, Nov. 15, 2019. The report didn't speculate on what caused the crash, and many of its contents were already known from witness accounts and news reports. A probable cause report could take two years.(AP Photo/Noah K. Murray, File)

NEWARK, N.J. – A preliminary report says two doorbell cameras captured the final seconds of a small plane that crashed into a house in New Jersey and burst into flames.

The Cessna crashed in Woodbridge Township on Oct. 29. The pilot died, and three homes were damaged.

National Transportation Safety Board investigators wrote Friday that the plane maintained altitude until about 30 seconds before the crash.

A doorbell camera then showed a rapidly accelerating downward left turn. Another showed the final four seconds as the plane disappeared behind trees.

A report on the cause could take two years.

The pilot was Florida resident Dr. Michael Schloss. He had left an airport in Virginia en route to one not far from the crash site.

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