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NTSB initial report on plane crash that killed Greg Biffle details pilot communication, attempts to contact air-traffic control

STATESVILLE, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — The people in the cockpit during the Dec. 18 plane crash that killed former NASCAR driver Greg Biffle and other details were revealed Friday by the National ...
FOX 5 Atlanta

Pilot killed in small plane crash was trying to avoid turtle on runway

A turtle on the runway is believed to have caused a fatal plane crash in North Carolina. Witnesses said the pilot raised a main wheel to avoid hitting the turtle, which caused the plane to take off ...
WESA

Pilot who died in N.C. plane crash tried to avoid a turtle on airport runway

MOCKSVILLE, N.C. — The pilot of a small plane that crashed near a North Carolina airport this month had raised a wheel after landing to avoid hitting a turtle on the runway, according to a National ...

United Express captain did not follow co-pilot's calls before it overshot the runway, report found

A CommuteAir plane skidded off the runway and into a tire ditch despite two go-around calls from the aircraft's first officer.
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Pilot who died in Mocksville plane crash tried to avoid a turtle on airport runway

MOCKSVILLE, N.C. — The pilot of a small plane that crashed near a North Carolina airport this month had raised a wheel after landing to avoid hitting a turtle on the runway, according to a National ...