Chilling air visitors management audio captured the ultimate moments of a younger flight teacher who was killed in a airplane crash in Virginia when her scholar pulled the small airplane up at too steep an angle at takeoff.
Swedish native Viktoria Theresie Izabelle Ljungman died when the single-engine Cessna 172 stalled and plummeted from about 100 ft about 3 p.m. Thursday at Williamsburg Worldwide Airport in Newport Information, Virginia.
Scholar pilot Oluwagbohunmi Ayomide Oyebode and one other unidentified 18-year-old –college students at Hampton College — had been taken to Riverside Regional Medical Middle with severe accidents. Oyebode was later transferred to VCU Medical Middle in Richmond.
The air visitors management audio captured the moments proper earlier than and after the accident because the pilot was cleared for takeoff.
“Cleared for takeoff, 97883. Warning wake turbulence,” the pilot responds to the controller, referring to an ordinary warning given in regards to the results of taking off behind a bigger plane, based on audio captured by LiveATC.web.
Moments later, somebody is heard saying, “We bought a crash!”
“883, are you OK,” the controller says, referring to the airplane’s tail quantity, N97883. “Are you on this frequency?”
No response is heard earlier than rescue personnel are dispatched to the scene.
It was unclear who was on the radio in the course of the transmission as a result of both pilot may talk with ATC no matter who was on the controls.
There was no indication of whether or not wake turbulence was concerned within the crash, which stays below investigation.
Ljungman’s household shared their appreciation for the outpouring of assist — saying in an announcement that they're “devastated by this huge loss.”
“She was not even 22 and a half years outdated, and we're devastated by this huge loss,” Ljungman’s household stated in an announcement launched Monday, based on WTKR.
“To know Viktoria was to like her, and never only for her household. Everybody who interacted with Viktoria admired her kindness and intelligence, and revered her large dedication and work ethic,” her household stated.
“Viktoria cherished Hampton College and her Pirate household. We deeply recognize that Hampton College made it doable for Viktoria to check within the U.S. on a full scholarship, to realize her dream of changing into a pilot, and to compete for her faculty on the tennis courts and on the crusing workforce,” her family members continued.
“We additionally want to categorical our appreciation for all of the manifestations of affection and assist from to all these in Virginia and the U.S. who knew and cherished Viktoria, and ask that our privateness be revered at this very tough time. The Ljungman Household, Torekov and Gothenburg, Sweden,” they added.
Ljungman attended Hampton College in Virginia and earned her pilot license in March 2021, adopted by her flight teacher license this April.
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