The National Transportation Safety Board has released a preliminary report on the Aug. 20 plane crash that left two dead. At about 7 a.m. Aug. 20, a Cessna 550 airplane, N689VP, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Odessa.

An air tanker fighting eastern Oregon wildfires crashed in July, killing the 74-year-old pilot. Another pilot shared what he saw leading up to the crash.

The pilot flying The Nelons said he lost autopilot and declared an emergency before deadly crash, according to a new NTSB report.