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

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

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

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.

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.