A National Transportation Safety Board investigator believes the 7-year-old girl who survived a Friday night plane crash in Kentucky could provide clues as to what caused the incident.
Sailor Gutzler was aboard the small plane that crashed in Lyon County after taking off from Tallahassee, Florida. Her parents, sister, and a cousin died in the accident.
Despite being bloodied and suffering a broken wrist, Sailor pulled herself from the wreckage and walked a mile in the dark in near-freezing temperatures until she found the nearest home. N.T.S.B investigator Heidi Moats says it’s rare for someone to survive a small plane crash, and that Sailor could provide clues as to what brought the plane down before it got to its destination in Illinois.
The plane’s remains have been removed from the crash site so that the N.T.S.B. can inspect them.
The Courier-Journal reports that the agency says it will issue a preliminary report on the crash by the middle of next week.
Sailor was treated at a hospital and released to the care of a relative over the weekend.