Early report: biplane cleared to return but didn’t turn back

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A preliminary federal report says that 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.
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.
According to the National Tran