Investigators in Maine are trying to figure out what caused the Sunday night crash of a large private plane registered to a Houston company.
Seven people were killed and one person injured when the corporate jet went down just after takeoff from the Bangor International Airport about 6:45 pm CT.
Names of the aircraft's owners have not been released, but earlier reports indicated the jet belonged to a Houston law firm.
The plane was leaving the airport during what's described as a "massive snowstorm event."
The injured man is said to be a member of the plane's crew, according to the Federal Aviation Administration's preliminary report released Monday.
The report said the plane landed upside down and caught fire shortly after taking off, with the aircraft described as a Bombardier Challenger 650 business jet, one of the heavier private aircraft using that airport.
Treacherous snow and icy weather through much of the nation is causing delays in getting an investigative team from the National Transportation Safety Board to the crash site.