Report: Pilot might have attempted maneuver before crash
September 25, 2020
GROTON, S.D. (AP) – A preliminary report from federal investigators into the plane crash that killed a couple in northern South Dakota indicates the pilot might have been attempting an aerobatic maneuver before it went down.
The report from the National Transportation Safety Board says witnesses saw the plane take off down the runway before it rolled right and inverted before exiting the roll maneuver just prior to hitting the ground.
The crash happened Sept. 13 at the Groton Municipal Airport in Brown County where a fly-in was underway.
The crash killed the pilot, 64 year-old Doug Hansen, and his wife, 55 year-old Tina Hansen. They were from Clark County.
