North Carolina Co-pilot’s Death in Fall From Plane Ruled Accidental

North Carolina Co-pilot’s Death in Fall From Plane Ruled Accidental
Aerial view of Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) in Cedar Fork Township, N.C., on April 27, 2022. Daniel Slim/AFP via Getty Images
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RALEIGH, N.C.—The death of a pilot who fell from a small airplane in flight in North Carolina in July has been ruled an accident, according to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.

The autopsy states that the death of Charles Hew Crooks, 23, was likely the result of falling from the back of the plane while vomiting, The News & Observer reported.