A turtle on the runway caused a small private plane crash that killed two and seriously injured another person at Sugar Valley Airport, according to the National Transportation Safety Board.

One other person on board was killed in the June 3 crash in North Carolina and another passenger was severely injured.

MOCKSVILLE, N.C. (WGHP) – The pilot of a plane that crashed in North Carolina earlier this month had attempted to avoid a turtle on the runway just before the deadly accident, according to a ...

A pilot in a deadly small-plane crash in North Carolina earlier this month tried to avoid a turtle on the runway just before the crash, investigators said. The Universal Stinson 108 plane crashed ...

The pilot of a small plane that crashed near an airport tried to avoid hitting a turtle on the runway, according to a National Transportation Safety Board report. The pilot and a passenger were ...

The pilot in a fatal plane crash in North Carolina had been trying to avoid a turtle on the runway, according to a ...

A pilot in a deadly small-plane crash in North Carolina earlier this month tried to avoid a turtle on the runway just before the crash, investigators said. The Universal Stinson 108 plane crashed ...

The small float plane, a Cessna 180J, "crash landed" on July 5 near Brooks Camp within Katmai National Park, park officials ...

A pilot in a deadly small-plane crash in North Carolina earlier this month tried to avoid a turtle on the runway just before the crash, investigators said. The Universal Stinson 108 plane crashed ...

A pilot in a deadly small-plane crash in North Carolina earlier this month tried to avoid a turtle on the runway just before the crash, investigators said. The Universal Stinson 108 plane crashed ...