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Pilot who died in N.C. plane crash tried to avoid a turtle on airport runway
The pilot of a small plane that crashed near an airport tried to avoid hitting a turtle on the runway, according to a ...
Pilot tried to avoid a turtle on the runway just before a deadly plane crash
A man who was cutting grass at the end of the runway also told investigators he saw the pilot lift the wheel to avoid the ...
Pilot Killed in Plane Crash Had Lifted Wheel to Dodge a Turtle, N.T.S.B. Says
One other person on board was killed in the June 3 crash in North Carolina and another passenger was severely injured.
Turtle on runway blamed for N.C. small plane crash that killed two
A turtle on the runway caused a small private plane crash that killed two and seriously injured another person at Sugar ...
Pilot Dies in Plane Crash After Attempting to Avoid a Turtle on the Runway, NTSB Says
The pilot and the passenger were killed in the June 3 incident and a third person was seriously injured, the NTSB said in a ...
Fatal plane crash may have been caused by turtle on the runway
A preliminary report from the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has shed light on the circumstances surrounding a ...
Turtle on runway may have played role in deadly North Carolina plane crash
The pilot of a small aircraft that crashed in North Carolina earlier this month had attempted to avoid a turtle on the runway ...
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Pilot attempted to avoid turtle on runway before deadly NC plane crash, NTSB report says
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 ...
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Turtle sighting reported on runway moments before deadly Davie County plane crash, report reveals
More information is being revealed after a deadly plane crash in the Piedmont Triad ... told the pilot that there was a turtle on the runway.The operator told officials that the pilot landed ...