NTSB report concludes Staunton pilot was intoxicated at time of Crozet
plane crash
CROZET, Va. (WHSV) - The National Transportation
Safety Board (NTSB) has issued its investigative report into a 2018 Crozet plane
crash that killed a Staunton pilot.
On April 15, a Cessna
525 piloted by 51-year-old Kent Carr, who was a long-time Staunton
resident, crashed into several trees and then a slope near Crozet.
The
crash happened with rain and mist in the area and lightning detected to the
northeast and south of the closest airport, Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport
(CHO).
However, Lockheed Martin Flight Services said in the days after
the crash that Carr had made no contact with them. According to a preliminary
report from the NTSB issued about two weeks after the fatal crash, Carr had not
filed a flight plan when he took off from Richmond Executive - Chesterfield
County Airport (FCI) around 8:35 p.m., destined for the Shenandoah Valley
Regional Airport (SHD) in Weyers Cave.
The NTSB's final report, issued
this week, found that Carr was intoxicated at the time of the
crash.
According to the report, a friend of Carr told the NTSB that he
had had "a couple of drinks" with dinner that night and left her home around
7:30 p.m.
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