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23-year-old man who ‘exited’ plane found dead in Fuquay-Varina after massive search
The News and Observer ^ | 30 July 2022 | KRISTEN JOHNSON

Posted on 07/30/2022 9:06:11 AM PDT by DUMBGRUNT

A 23-year-old man who “exited” a plane Friday afternoon before it made an emergency landing at Raleigh-Durham International Airport was found dead around 7 p.m. in Fuquay-Varina, authorities said.

...Crooks was the plane’s co-pilot

That was the tragic ending to a confusing emergency at RDU Friday. Around 3 p.m., a twin-engine turbo prop aircraft reported landing gear issues as it approached the airport, according to the airport. The plane landed on Runway 5R-23L and veered into the grass, according to the airport. The pilot, the only passenger on the plane when it reached the ground, was taken to a Duke University hospital with minor injuries, an airport spokesperson said.

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You must choose. But choose wisely...

He chose poorly

1 posted on 07/30/2022 9:06:11 AM PDT by DUMBGRUNT
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To: DUMBGRUNT

Nothing yet from the pilot yet on why the copilot was not in the cockpit.


2 posted on 07/30/2022 9:18:42 AM PDT by TexasGator (UF)
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To: DUMBGRUNT

The author of the story chose to write poorly.


3 posted on 07/30/2022 9:20:32 AM PDT by Tudorfly (All things are possible within the will of God.)
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To: DUMBGRUNT

5 minutes from my house. Very weird.


4 posted on 07/30/2022 9:22:18 AM PDT by Swanks
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To: DUMBGRUNT

I exited a plane a few weeks ago, of course I had a parachute.


5 posted on 07/30/2022 9:28:11 AM PDT by cyclotic (Follow 1776Restorationmovement.com fighting for our Constitution. @1776RM on Truth)
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To: DUMBGRUNT

Darwin wins again.


6 posted on 07/30/2022 9:31:28 AM PDT by joma89 (Buy weapons and ammo, folks, and have the will to use them.)
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To: DUMBGRUNT

He just had to get the Fuquay from the aircraft.


7 posted on 07/30/2022 9:32:47 AM PDT by Antihero101607
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To: DUMBGRUNT

Fuquay-Varina! Fuquay-Varina? Fuquay-Varina.
I’ll be damned, learn a new location damn near every day.
I assume this comes from the French 2-3 centuries ago?


8 posted on 07/30/2022 9:33:01 AM PDT by Tupelo (Don't under estimate the Republicans ability to f*** things up)
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To: cyclotic

Remember, it’s not the fall that kills you... it’s the sudden stop when you hit the ground.


9 posted on 07/30/2022 9:35:53 AM PDT by Have Ruck - Will Travel (It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion...)
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To: cyclotic

It’s been a while for me, but I too, will go to my grave having taken off in more planes than I’ve landed in.


10 posted on 07/30/2022 9:36:53 AM PDT by Joe 6-pack
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To: cyclotic

I exited a plane last month but didn’t need a parachute because it landed safely then taxied to the gate.


11 posted on 07/30/2022 9:39:10 AM PDT by wastedyears (The left would kill every single one of us and our families if they knew they could get away with it)
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To: DUMBGRUNT

So the co-pilot jumped out of the plane?


12 posted on 07/30/2022 9:40:46 AM PDT by Tommy Revolts
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To: DUMBGRUNT

So horribly sad!

Strangely written. One statement that he was the do-pilot but otherwise, just talk of him as “a man”. I can’t believe if the pilot is basically fine, they did not get any statement from him yet to flesh it out and humanize it.

The way it’s set up you’d think the poor guy was a stowaway or something.


13 posted on 07/30/2022 9:41:28 AM PDT by the OlLine Rebel (Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Federal-run medical care is as good as state-run DMV.)
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To: Tudorfly

Agreed.


14 posted on 07/30/2022 9:42:26 AM PDT by the OlLine Rebel (Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Federal-run medical care is as good as state-run DMV.)
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To: Tommy Revolts
So the co-pilot jumped out of the plane?

Pure speculation on my part, but perhaps he was attempting to unstick the landing gear and fell.

15 posted on 07/30/2022 9:45:57 AM PDT by usurper
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To: DUMBGRUNT

Landing without landing gear (landing gear issues) or landing without a plane...Hummmm, Which would I choose?


16 posted on 07/30/2022 9:46:47 AM PDT by Farmerbob
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To: Joe 6-pack

One of the guys in our group has never once landed in an airplane.

This was his first ever flight and he jumped out.


17 posted on 07/30/2022 9:47:04 AM PDT by cyclotic (Follow 1776Restorationmovement.com fighting for our Constitution. @1776RM on Truth)
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To: usurper

Very possible.


18 posted on 07/30/2022 9:48:37 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: Tudorfly

thank you...


19 posted on 07/30/2022 9:51:12 AM PDT by Chode (there is no fall back position, there's no rally point, there is no LZ... we're on our own. #FJB)
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To: DUMBGRUNT

Bttt.

5.56mm


20 posted on 07/30/2022 9:53:55 AM PDT by M Kehoe (Quid Pro Joe and the Ho got to go.)
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