The pilot of a small plane that crashed near an airport tried to avoid hitting a turtle on the runway, according to a ...

Two people died and one was injured in a plane crash in Mocksville, North Carolina, while trying to avoid a turtle on the ...

According to an aviation investigation preliminary report by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), the cause of ...

A turtle on the runway caused a plane crash near Sugar Valley Airport in Mocksville, NC. Two died, one injured, per NTSB’s preliminary report.

A turtle on the runway caused a plane crash near Sugar Valley Airport in Mocksville, NC. Two died, one injured, per NTSB’s preliminary report.

A turtle on the runway caused a plane crash near Sugar Valley Airport in Mocksville, NC. Two died, one injured, per NTSB’s preliminary report.

A turtle on the runway caused a plane crash near Sugar Valley Airport in Mocksville, NC. Two died, one injured, per NTSB’s preliminary report.

The man lost sight of the plane and then he heard a crash and saw smoke.The plane crashed in a heavily forested area about 255 feet (78 meters) from the runway and caught fire, officials said.

A turtle on the runway caused a plane crash near Sugar Valley Airport in Mocksville, NC. Two died, one injured, per NTSB’s preliminary report.

A turtle on the runway caused a plane crash near Sugar Valley Airport in Mocksville, NC. Two died, one injured, per NTSB’s preliminary report.

A turtle on the runway caused a plane crash near Sugar Valley Airport in Mocksville, NC. Two died, one injured, per NTSB’s preliminary report.