Student-Pilot Was Flying Small Plane When It Crashed, Killing Instructor, Police Say
A 23-year-old flight instructor from Virginia died on Thursday afternoon when a student crashed a small plane after causing it to stall during take-off. Instructor Viktoria Theresie Izabelle Ljungman died at the scene, while 18-year-old student-pilot Oluwagbohunmi Ayomide Oyebode and another 18-year-old passenger, who has not been named, were seriously injured, Virginia State Police told PEOPLE. In a statement, police said Oyebode “attempted to pull the aircraft up at too steep of an angle,” causing the plane to stall in mid-air after taking off from Newport News-Williamsburg Airport....