Terrifying final minutes gospel group The Nelons endured before they died in plane crash is revealed by aviation expert

A level clang that claimed nan lives of 3 members of nan gospel group The Nelons and 4 others whitethorn person been caused by an equipment malfunction.

The single-engine Pilatus PC-12/47E turboprop airplane reported an 'autopilot rumor during flight' earlier crashing Friday day successful northeast Wyoming.

Dan Gryder, a aviator and clang investigator, suggested that specified utmost movements astatine 300 mph could person caused nan level to break isolated mid-air.

'Like, erstwhile you instrumentality your manus retired going down nan road,' Gryder told the Cowboy State Daily. 'It forces your manus up pinch a batch of force.'

The unit of nan scheme could person sparked a 'domino effect' pinch parts of nan level breaking disconnected while still airborne, Gryder said, leaving passengers to strengthen each infinitesimal of nan convulsive descent until impact. 

Once nan level starts to break apart, 'you're done,' he told nan outlet, explaining that it's intolerable to reverse nan clang astatine that point.

The effect would person travel aft 2 convulsive minutes, which he believes everyone connected committee would person been live to acquisition until nan crash.

Among nan victims were Kelly Nelon Clark, Jason Clark, and Amber Nelon Kistler of The Nelons, on pinch Nathan Kistler, Melodi Hodges, and Larry and Melissa Haynie.

The level reported an instrumentality malfunction communal pinch problems that exemplary of craft is known to have, nan National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) spokesperson Keith Holloway told nan outlet. 

Flight information indicates nan craft knowledgeable convulsive pitching up and down earlier plummeting from an altitude of 26,000 feet.

The aircraft, which had departed from Nebraska and was bound for Billings, Montana, collapsed adjacent nan Montana separator successful bluish Campbell County.

Local rule enforcement reported uncovering debris scattered complete a ample area, supporting nan mentation of mid-air breakup.

The clang besides ignited a important occurrence owed to nan plane's substance load, which section firefighters battled from nan aerial and ground.

NTSB are group to stock a preliminary study successful astir 2 weeks aft an investigation.

'The craft is successful a distant location, and erstwhile (investigators) summation access, they will statesman documenting nan scene, examining nan aircraft,' Holloway said Saturday. 'The craft will past beryllium recovered and taken to a unafraid installation for further evaluation.'