When a small plane made an emergency landing in North Carolina, the co-pilot died without a parachute.
A twin-engine CASA CN-212 in the United States made an emergency landing on the grass at Raleigh-Durham International Airport.
The pilot was rescued from the plane with serious injuries and admitted to a nearby airport, but the co-pilot of the plane was found dead about 48 km from where the plane landed.
The co-pilot who ejected mid-air has been identified as 23-year-old Charles Hew Crooks.
According to the New York Post, police are investigating why the co-pilot was not in the cockpit when the plane hit the runway, and the 23-year-old Crooks was not wearing a parachute.
It is also unclear whether Crooks jumped or fell from the plane.
Darshan Patel, operations manager for Wake County Emergency Management, said the pilot called air traffic control for help after losing the plane’s right wheel before the crash.
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Both the Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board are now investigating the incident.