India, June 21 -- A small plane crash in Mocksville, North Carolina, has left two people dead and one seriously injured, after a small private aircraft crashed while trying to avoid a turtle on the runway.
The incident occurred on 3 June at Sugar Valley Airport, about 60 miles northeast of Charlotte.
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said in its preliminary report that the pilot attempted to manoeuvre around the reptile just before takeoff, a split-second swerve that proved fatal.
A UNICOM operator at the airport had initially spotted the turtle on the runway and radioed a warning to the pilot, who had just landed and was preparing for another takeoff. "The UNICOM operator stated that she heard the pilot advance the throt...
Click here to read full article from source
To read the full article or to get the complete feed from this publication, please
Contact Us.