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 preliminary report from the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB).

On June 3, a Stinson 108 Voyager carrying a pilot and two passengers crashed at Sugar Valley Airport in Mocksville. The pilot and one passenger were fatally injured; the other passenger suffered serious injuries.

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