Pilot Dies in North Carolina Plane Crash While Avoiding Turtle on Runway
TL;DR
A small plane crashed near Sugar Valley Airport in North Carolina after the pilot, attempting to avoid hitting a turtle on the runway by raising the right wheel, lost control and crashed into a wooded area, resulting in two fatalities and one serious injury.
- Pilot killed in North Carolina crash was trying to avoid hitting turtle on runway NBC News
- Pilot Tried To Avoid Turtle in Deadly North Carolina Plane Crash The New York Times
- Pilot tries to avoid turtle on runway moments before fatal Triad plane crash, report reveals WXII
- Pilot Dies in Plane Crash After Attempting to Avoid a Turtle on the Runway, NTSB Says People.com
- Turtle on runway causes plane crash that leaves two dead in NC, officials say MSN
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