A turtle on the runway is believed to have caused a fatal plane crash in North Carolina. Witnesses said the pilot raised a main wheel to avoid hitting the turtle, which caused the plane to take off ...

MOCKSVILLE, N.C. (WGHP) – The pilot of a plane that crashed in North Carolina earlier this month had attempted to avoid a turtle on the runway just before the deadly accident, according to a ...

STATESVILLE, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — The people in the cockpit during the Dec. 18 plane crash that killed former NASCAR driver Greg Biffle and other details were revealed Friday by the National ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A pilot in a deadly small-plane crash in North Carolina earlier this month tried to avoid a turtle on the runway just before the ...