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Pilot's Turtle Dodge Causes Fatal NC Plane Crash
6/21/2025
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Story summary
- A tragic plane crash on June 3 near Sugar Valley Airport in North Carolina claimed two lives and left one person seriously injured. The pilot's desperate maneuver to dodge a turtle on the runway led to the aircraft lifting awkwardly and plummeting into a nearby forest. The National Transportation Safety Board is now probing this heartbreaking incident.
