What happened to the copilot who fell out of the plane?

The death of the young pilot who fell from a plane headed to Raleigh-Durham International Airport in July has been ruled an accident by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner. The autopsy states 23-year-old Charles Hew Crooks' death was likely the result of falling out of the back of the plane while vomiting.



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