A small plane crashed near Sugar Valley Airport in Mocksville. The incident occurred on June 3, 2025. The pilot and a passenger died. Another passenger suffered serious injuries. The crash happened ...

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 ...

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 ...

"After the aircraft landed safely, it was observed that a portion of the left wing's trailing edge flap was not in place," ...

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

A turtle on the runway caused a small private plane crash that killed two and seriously injured another person at Sugar Valley Airport, according to the National Transportation Safety Board.

The Daily Mail contacted the North Carolina State Highway Patrol, which responded to the crash, for comment. The plane, a Universal Stinson 108 Voyager, was being used for a personal flight.

A National Transportation Safety Board preliminary report says the pilot of a small plane that crashed at a North Carolina airport runway this month raised a wheel after landing to avoid hitting a ...

A plane that took off from Spartanburg County on June 14 crashed on the other side of the North Carolina border while in route to Myrtle Beach, according to FAA flight records.

According to an aviation investigation preliminary report by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), the cause of the plane crash was the pilot attempting to avoid a turtle on the runway at ...

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 ...