According to the NTSB, an experimental amateur-built Vans RV12 airplane took off for a “pleasure flight” before the crash.
AUBURN, Wash. — The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) released its preliminary report Wednesday after the pilot of a small plane was killed when it crashed into the roof of a building in Auburn earlier this month.
According to the NTSB, an experimental amateur-built Vans RV12 airplane took off from the Auburn Municipal Airport around 20 minutes before the crash for what was described as a “pleasure flight.”
The report said shortly after takeoff the plane went southeast and turned around after reaching the eastern
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