Early report: biplane cleared to return but didn't turn back
Although a biplane pilot had been given clearance to return to a New Orleans airport, he didn't turn back before the plane crashed, killing him and a TV anchor last month, a preliminary federal report said.Emmy-winning reporter and anchor Nancy Parker was working on a documentary about pioneer black stunt pilot Franklin Augustus when his two-seat biplane crashed shortly after takeoff from New Orleans Lakefront Airport on Aug. 16.Augustus asked to return to the airport without saying why, and was
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