The National Transportation Safety Board revealed that a pilot was avoiding a turtle on the runway before he fatally crashed near Farmington, North Carolina, earlier this month.
On June 3, the pilot was attempting to land his single-engine airplane, a Stinson 108 Voyager, at the Sugar Valley Airport when he crashed, according to the NTSB report published Wednesday.
Of the three souls on board, only one passenger survived.
NTSB issues its preliminary report for the ongoing investigation of the June 3 crash of a Universal Stinson 108 airplane in Farmington, North Carolina: https://t.co/K1Ncs5eixY
— NTSB Newsroom (@NTSB_Newsroom) June 18, 2025
According to the NTSB report, the pilot was trying to avoid the hazardous condition on the runway.
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