RALEIGH, NC — The co-pilot of a small cargo plane died Friday after falling from the plane in North Carolina before it made an emergency landing.
The media reports that the body of the co-pilot, Charles Hew Crooks, 23, was found in a backyard in the town of Fuquay-Varina, about 30 miles (48 kilometers) south of the international airport. from Raleigh-Durham. He had no parachute.
The pilot made an emergency landing at the airport on Friday afternoon after reporting that one of the wheels had detached from the landing gear. He was treated and released from a hospital with minor injuries.
The pilot was the only person on board the turboprop plane when it landed.
Local, state and federal authorities, including the Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board, are investigating.
