Dog likely cause plane crash Iowa in 2017, NTSB says with Death of 90 yo Jerry Naylor
Nearly two years after a
Scotch Grove man was killed in a plane crash, the National Transportation Safety Board has determined the crash was likely caused by the man’s dog, coming in control with the aircraft’s controls during landing.
Jerry Naylor, 90, was killed when the plane he was piloting crashed into a cornfield near the Monticello Regional Airport at 4 p.m. on July 1, 2017. His plane was found about 50 yards away from the airport’s runway, authorities said.According to the report, Naylor was flying a Flight Design CTSW single-engine light sport airplane with his 70- to 75-pound labradoodle, Jasmine, who was sitting in the passenger seat of the two-seat aircraft.
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