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Pilot Dies in Plane Crash

The Associated Press on MSN · 1d

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 National Transportation Safety Board report. The pilot and a passenger were killed.

The New York Times · 2d

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.

USA TODAY on MSN · 2d

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 turtle. He then saw the wings begin to rock back and forth. The plane took off again, and the man soon after heard a large crash and saw smoke.

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Turtle on runway caused plane crash that left 2 dead in N.C.

An NTSB report on the June 3 crash said the pilot was warned of a turtle on the runway and lifted one of the plane's wheels to try to avoid it.

NewsNation on MSN3d

Airplane crash-lands in Wisconsin lake, pilot rescued by witness

When authorities arrived, the pilot had already safely gotten out of the plane and was on a pontoon after being rescued by a ...

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