Flight instructor seriously injured as plane veers off runway during training
Published date: Fri, 06 Nov 2026 16:33:26 +0700A flight instructor was seriously injured when a training plane veered off the runway and crashed into a drainage ditch in North Carolina.
Footage shows the Piper PA-22-150 Tri-Pacer, registered as N4552A, accelerating along the runway at Foothills Regional Airport in Morganton.
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Morganton, NC, USA |
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24/06/2026 |
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ViralPress |
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VRP186768 |
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