Investigators have released initial findings regarding a plane that caught fire following an emergency landing on Highway 65 near Springfield in December.
The flight from Memphis experienced engine trouble prompting the pilot to divert to Springfield-Branson National Airport.
The engine failed during the descent leading to a landing on the highway.
The pilot and a passenger managed to escape unharmed before the fire erupted.
The National Transportation Safety Board did not send a team to the incident scene for this investigation.