A private plane crashed in North Carolina on June 3, after the pilot attempted to avoid hitting a turtle on the runway, according to a newly-released NTSB report.

MIT scientist and dad-to-be Geoffrey Andrews died during a single-engine plane crash in Massachusetts. Instagram/@geoffreyandrews The smoke may have been an indication of engine failure and “a ...

An NTSB preliminary report says the pilot of a small plane that crashed at a North Carolina airport runway raised a wheel after landing to avoid hitting a turtle.

The plane crashed just before 9 a.m. shortly after taking off from Beverly Regional Airport, according to Beverly police. The pilot, Geoffrey Andrews, 30, of Melrose, was also killed in the crash.