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Pilot killed in small plane crash in North Carolina raised a wheel to avoid a turtle, NTSB says

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The pilot and a passenger were killed in the June 3 crash near Sugar Valley Airport in Mocksville , North Carolina .

A communications operator looking out the airport office window advised the pilot that there was a turtle on the runway.

The operator reported that the pilot landed about 1,400 feet ( 427 metres ) down the runway, then lifted the right main wheel to avoid the turtle.

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