Al-Anbat - Hussam Alajarmah
An assistant pilot was killed on Friday after he fell from a small cargo
plane that was making an emergency landing in the American state of North
Carolina.
ABC News said the body of co-pilot Charles Hugh Crooks, 23, was found in
the backyard of a residential area in the town of Folkway Farina, close to
Durham International Airport, according to Sky News.
The source added, citing local media: "The copilot did not have a
parachute".
The pilot made an emergency landing at the airport on Friday afternoon
after reports of a malfunction in the plane's wheels.
The pilot received treatment for minor injuries and was later discharged
from hospital.
The pilot was the only person on board when the plane landed.
