The ongoing investigation into the fatal plane crash in Flagler County on a Friday night has taken a new turn as officials have now transported the wreckage to a secure facility in Jacksonville for further examination, Action News Jax reports. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) representatives say that the Cessna 208, en route to Palatka, fell off radar shortly after the pilot made an unexplained right turn.

Flagler County Sheriff Rick Staly described the scene where the plane was found as "unrecognizable," indicating the severe impact of the crash, and it was First Coast News that disclosed the plane had been on its way to a skydiving company in Palatka and its loss forced the cancellation of their activities the following day, despite the planned mission for skydivers to take to the air, First Coast News reports. Piecing together the events leading up to the accident will likely hinge on radar data, weather information, and the pilot's medical records since the aircraft did not possess a black box.

In a statement provided to News4Jax, Aaron McCarter, an NTSB aviation accident investigator, said, "The altitude was fluctuating, not egregiously, but they were going up and down several hundred feet at a time," which suggests that the pilot, who was the sole fatality and possessed approximately 8,000 flight hours, may have been dealing with challenging flying conditions prior to the crash, News4Jax reports.

The NTSB's preliminary report is anticipated within 30 days of the crash, and it will contain factual information collected during the initial phase of the investigation, although the complete inquest and the detailed final crash report has an expected timeline ranging from a year to two years according to what the NTSB mentioned, the final analysis will include probable causes and any contributing factors that led to this tragic event.