lewis katz was heading home to new jersey from a fundraiser when the plane skidded off the runway crashed, and then burst into flames. the the ntsb investigation found passengers inside the plane actually died from the fire that they did survive the crash. ntsb say it was likely caused by a mechanical bem with what is called a gust lock. >> it doesn't tell us all of the answers that we need and is there still a lot of questions that remain out there about what actually happened. >> the ntsb says the official cause of that crash will be determined at a later date. >>> a bus driver for easton area school district is dead tonight after a tragic accident. it happened here in the parking lot of the tracie elementary school in palmer township northampton county. officials s3y 61 year-old bonnie jean novacs was killed when she was struck by her own car. novacs car had trouble starting and she was trying to start it the by pushing on the hood with the car in neutral. it started rolling in her direction, eventually pinning her against another vehicle. >>> welshing campaign for mayor of philadelphi

part of the broad report on the crash that killed philadelphia inquirer owner and philanthropist lewis katz and six others in may of last year. katz was heading home to new jersey but his plane never took off. you can see where it skidded off the runway at and airport outside boston and crash in the gully. we now know those inside died from a resulting fire a after surviving the crash. we also know the pilot's final word. a a cockpit voice recorder captured him saying quote i can't stop it followed by oh no no, and then the sound of the crash. ntsb has previously said the crash was likely caused by pilot error. ntsb say pilot did not disengage a gust lock and that prevented the plane from tilting up and taking off but not everyone agrees. >> it doesn't tell us all of the answer that is we need. is there still a lot of questions that remain out there about what actually happened. >> reporter: mike is an aviation attorney representing two of the crash victims. he says a plane with gust lock engaged should be prevented from reaching take off speed. >> how do they get to that speed and why didn

lewis katz and his passengers were headed for atlantic city but the plane never got off the ground. ntsb says investigators did not find any evidence the pilots checked vital equipment specifically the elevate to have and rutter. the transcript specifically shows there was confusion over a rutter alert system. now, according to the ntsb the plane had flown safely for 14 years before the crash. we found the plane model the gulf stream g-4 has an average of one accident for every 600,000 hours in the air. for the investigate tore, i'm mitch blacher, nbc 10. >>> candidates for mayor back on the campaign trail today after a live debate that had its share of drama. as promised lynne abraham was among those out with an early start this morning despite collapsing on stage last night. just minutes into the debate i moderated. diana durante is there and last night's scare is over but the talk isn't. >> reporter: yeah, that's right. $50,000 people saw it unfold live. countless others watched it on social media afterwards. we caught up with a up in of them n number of the candidates, many say

. >>> stunning new details on the plane crash that killed the philadelphia inquirer coach owner lewis katzk other others. katz was on his way home to new jersey when his gulf stream jet skidded off a runway in massachusetts and burst into flames last may. today the national transportation safety board released 800 pages of documents from its investigation. they found that the passengers died from the fire after the initial impact. and the problem with the plane's gust lock like the caused the accident. now the gust lock is designed to prevent the plane's control surfaces from moving in the wind when the main is park. and an attorney representing two of the crash victims says the fact that the gust lock was on should have prevented the plane from reaching take off speed. >> how did they get to that speed and why didn't the gust lock mechanism work the way it was designed. >> they said that pilot error may have been a factor in that crash. the ntsb says the official cause will be determined at a later date. >>> tonight "eyewitness news" speaks exclusively with another good samaritan who call

details on the deadly massachusetts plane crash tonight that killed philadelphia inquirer co owner lewis katz. the national transportation safety board just releasing the transcript of the cockpit voice recorder. one pilot is heard saying "lock is on, seven times followed by i can't stop it and oh, no, no. >> katz and six others were killed in may 2014 as that plane sped toward the end of the runway and crashed. preliminary ntsb report back in june suggesting the two pilots did not perform pre flight check. no word on when the ntsb will release its final report on the crash. >>> more on the developing story of a white south carolina police officer facing a murder charge in the death of a black man. the fbi and the justice department are now looking into the shooting by north charleston officer michael slager. initially officer slager reported that walter scott ran away from him and took his taser. this was during a routine traffic stop. but witness video showing how scott ran away unarmed and was shot by the officer eight times. slager then walks over and drops his taser by scott's body. slag

this morning there are new details on the plane crash that killed philadelphia inquirer co-owner lewis katz and six others. katz was heading home to new jersey when his gulf stream jet skidded off a massachusetts runway and burst into flames last may. the national transportation safety board found that the passengers died from the fire after the the initial impact and that a problem with the plane gust lock likely caused the accident. now the gust lock is designed to prevent the the plane's control services from moving in the wind when it is park. attorney mike is representing two crash victims and he says the fact that the gust lock was on should have prevented the plane from reaching take off speeds. >> how did they get to that speed and why didn't the gust lock mechanism work the way it was designed? >> ntsb says pilot error may have been a factor in that crash and adds that the official cause the of the crash license determined later. >>> after nearly 50 years with cbs news bob schieffer is hanging up the the microphone. legendary news man a announced he is retiring this sum iser. cbs n

learning more tonight about the final tragic moments of a massachusetts plane crash that kills lewis katzm the cockpit recorder, one said the lock is on and then i can't stop it and oh, no no. as the plane charged down the runway, it crashed and burst into flames. they reported a possible problem with the gust lock system that protects the plane from wind damage and the tail flaps were still locked that suggests that the pilot did not perform a pre-flight check. >>> and now the schuylkill expressway shooting a 21-year-old man is facing charges for shooting his own father driving the family car. john rawlins live near the family home in south philadelphia with more. >>. >> reporter: monica there must have been a lot of tension inside of that car as it headed to a drug and alcohol rehab center, there was an argument and a gunshot at close range. >> at his arrangement the 22-year-old defendant denied he had a role in the shooting of his father. >> did you shoot your father? >> no. >> state troopers called to this seen last night the bleeding driver in the white buick 22-year-old eldwin corbe