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The NTSB's preliminary report suggests a gust of wind and insufficient runway contributed to the crash.

The pilot had already aborted two previous landing attempts before the fatal incident.

The plane, which departed from Albany, New York, overran the runway and struck trees.

A gust of wind challenged a pilot's attempt to land at the Block Island State Airport on July 30, lifting up the airplane's wing moments before a crash that was fatal for one of the two passengers in the plane .

Without sufficient runway remaining to abort the attempted landing, go around, and try again, the plane overran the runway and hit trees.

Both of those points are among some preliminary findings reached by the National Transportation Safety Board, which continues to investigate th

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