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Pilot says 'I needed air' before jumping off plane to death

A young pilot, "visibly shaken" by an emergency landing in North Carolina last month, told his copilot he needed air before jumping to his death.

Charles Hew Crooks, 23, , jumped from a aircraft flying over North Carolina on July 29. , said the Preliminary Report Commission,National Transportation Safety released Tuesday,

Another of his pilots told investigators that Crooks, the co-pilot, was in Rayford early in the flight when he was making his jump flight by parachute from West Airport. said he was "visibly upset" about the hard emergency landing.

According to reports, Crooks reportedly saw his plane crash early on July 29, when he was piloting the aircraft on his third approach to the runway at Raeford West Airport. landing gear hit the runway and failed to land.

Already he has one pilot take over control of the plane, Crooks declares an emergency and lorry for landing he requests a diversion to Durham International Airport. I instructed

The pilot told investigators that Crooks became agitated "after the approach and emergency briefing, approximately 20 minutes after the diversion to the RDU," the report said. Says.

Scammers cut off communication with air traffic controllers at Raleigh-Durham International Airport, where the aircraft had been diverted, and told other pilots they "could have gotten sick" before telling them they needed air. There is," the report explained.

He then lowered the ramp at the rear of the plane, "rised from his seat, took off his headset, apologized, and left the plane through the rear ramp door." 

Crookes did not wear a parachute and was placed on a ramp before "escape" until he died, as reported byNBC News. It didn't look like he was trying to hold onto a metal bar.

The pilot's body was later found in a backyard in the town of Fuquay Varina, North Carolina,and an investigation was conducted by the National Transportation Safety Board. No other pilots were named.

Additional Report by Associated Press

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