Viktoria Theresie Izabelle Ljungman, 23, killed, two 18-year-old student pilots injured when plane crashes during take off at the airport in Newport News, Virginia
Virginia plane crash kills flight instructor, injures student pilot
The single-engine Cessna 172 was piloted by Oluwagbohunmi Ayomide Oyebode, 18, state police said. During take off, Oyebode tried to pull the craft up at too steep of an angle.
Report: What Viktoria Ljungman did in the cockpit just before the plane crashed
A flight instructor who witnessed the plane crash that killed Viktoria Ljungman and injured two Hampton University students said they believed Ljungman tried to recover from a stall moments before the plane crashed shortly after takeoff.
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