The pilot of a small plane that crashed near an airport tried to avoid hitting a turtle on the runway, according to a ...

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

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 ...

According to an aviation investigation preliminary report by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), the cause of ...

The aircraft managed to take off, but crashed and caught fire soon after, killing the pilot and one passenger and seriously ...

A turtle on the runway caused a small private plane crash that killed two and seriously injured another person at Sugar ...

Two people died and one was injured in a plane crash in Mocksville, North Carolina, while trying to avoid a turtle on the ...

A small plane crashed near Sugar Valley Airport in Mocksville. The incident occurred on June 3, 2025. The pilot and a ...

A private plane crashed in North Carolina on June 3, after the pilot attempted to avoid hitting a turtle on the runway, ...

The operator heard the pilot advance the throttle after raising the wheel, but the airplane left her view after that.

The pilot who died in a small plane crash in North Carolina was trying to avoid hitting a turtle on the runway as he landed.

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 ...