NTSB Report on North Carolina Crash Points Finger at Pilot
By Thomas Hall
Published on March 29, 2007
The National Transportation Safety Board says pilot Edward Sasso was searching for the runway during foggy conditions at Statesville Regional Airport and did not follow proper procedures after a missed approach.
NTSB officials say the pilot caused the plane's engine to stall after slowing it down.
Passengers Josephine Tims and Gary Lutman were killed when the plane crashed into a bank of trees just yards from the runway.
Sasso and his sister were injured, but survived the crash.
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