May 10, 2021, 8:02 PM 1:32 A Tesla Model S electric car is on display during the 2020 Beijing International Automotive Exhibition on Sept. 26, 2020 in Beijing. VCG via Getty Images, FILE The Tesla Model S involved in a fatal crash in Texas last month was likely not in autopilot mode, according to a preliminary report released by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). The agency also said the owner was initially in the driver's seat. Home surveillance footage shows the owner of the 2019 Tesla getting into the driver’s seat and his passenger getting into the front passenger seat before crashing 550 feet down the road. Local officials previously said there was "no indication that that anyone was in the driver’s seat” and the two victims were found in the front passenger and back seat of the vehicle. MORE: Federal agencies to probe explosive Tesla crash that killed 2 in Texas The NTSB said the car was equipped with autopilot, but in order for the feature to work, both traffic-aware cruise control and autosteer systems must be engaged. The NTSB conducted a test at the crash site and found the autosteer system was not available on that part of the road. The remains of a Tesla vehicle are seen after it crashed in The Woodlands, Texas, April 17, 2021, in this still image from video obtained via social media. Video taken April 17, 2021. Social Media/via Reuters The Tesla Model S is equipped with onboard data storage system, but investigators said it was destroyed in the fiery wreck. Popular Reads