An unlicensed pilot and four passengers died when his homebuilt RV-10 plane crashed in rural south Georgia on September 16.
The pilot, Waylon Boatright, was certified to build and repair the aircraft but did not hold a pilot certificate, and his flight experience is unknown.
A preliminary NTSB report found no mechanical defects or probable cause, though radar data indicates the plane rapidly climbed and descended before striking trees.
An unlicensed pilot in rural south Georgia, about 100 miles from Savannah, crashed his homebuilt plane on September 16 at about 3:40 a.m., killing all five people on board.
No probable cause was identified in a preliminary report from the National Transportation and Safety Board last week, and there is no evidence of mechanical defects that may have influenced the crash.
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