All six people on a Paris-bound private jet that crashed in Bangor, Maine, while attempting to depart in a snowstorm on Sunday are presumed dead, airport officials said. Advertisement AdvertisementAdvertisement AdvertisementThe Bangor International Airport will remain closed until at least noon Wednesday, according to a Facebook post from the airport. Open-source flight tracking data from ADS-B Exchange shows the private jet departed Houston’s Hobby Airport around 2:20 p.m. CST and arrived at Bangor International Airport around 6:10 p.m. EST. The private jet was cleared by Bangor controllers for a trans-Atlantic flight to Paris-Vatry Airport in France, according to air traffic control recordings archived by LiveATC.net,Advertisement AdvertisementAdvertisement AdvertisementThe plane taxied to a designated area at Bangor International Airport for deicing. However, Jose Saavedra, the Bangor airport director, told reporters at a news conference Monday the NTSB said its expects to “have a team of investigators on site” later in the afternoon.

Source: CNN January 27, 2026 02:58 UTC