23 yr old co-pilot “jumps” from plane on emergency landing and dies Loop Cayman Islands

Black Immigrant Daily News

Various news sources reported that, on Friday, July 29, a plane made an emergency landing at Raleigh-Durham International Airport with one small twist- the 23-year-old co-pilot appears to have jumped out of the plane, falling to his death in a neighbourhood prior to the plane’s landing.

What the audio says

During the emergency, the pilot could be heard on the audio (uploaded to the internet) saying that “we’ve lost our right wheel… emergency… we’d like to proceed to Raleigh and make a landing at Raleigh.”

The pilot then said:

We have two persons on board. We have enough fuel… gonna last us for the next four hours.

The air traffic controller could later be heard advising the pilot that if he needed any help as he got closer or if he needed to deviate to another airport, the air traffic controller would be there to assist.

What happened next

What happens next on the audio is that either the pilot or co-pilot confirmed that the reason that they lost the right wheel of the plane is that they had previously attempted to land, made a hard landing and lost the wheel.

The air traffic controller asked for a confirmation how they planned to land the plane, in response to which the pilot or co-pilot said that would have to land the plan on its “belly” due to the loss of the right wheel.

Video of the safe landing showed the plane coming to a stop on the grass, with emergency vehicles standing by. However, the 23-year-old co-pilot was not on the plane when it landed. The pilot reportedly said the co-pilot “jumped” prior to the landing.

Body found

After a search, the 23-year-old co-pilot’s body was found in Fuquay-Varina, reportedly in or near a person’s backyard.

Investigation continues

Due to the unusual nature of the death, it is understood that authorities are looking into the issue and the investigation continues into what happened to 23-year-old Charles Hew Crooks, in particular, whether he jumped from the plane, fell or something else.

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