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NTSB: Milo Was Directed To Defunct Runway Before Crash

authorKyle Campbell on Aug 24, 2015
The Westhampton Beach pilot who died while attempting to execute an emergency landing in Nassau County earlier this month was searching for a non-existent runway as his plane plummeted from... more

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