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New video shows Cessna plane taking off, crashing at Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport

Posted at 7:19 PM, Oct 11, 2022
and last updated 2022-10-12 09:45:52-04

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — New surveillance video shows the moments a small plane took off before crashing last week at the Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport.

Zoomed in on the video, you can see the four-seater Cessna plane taking off, then crashing just moments later.

Flight experts say the plane stalled due to the quick pull-up of the plane.

Viktoria Ljungman, 22, was the flight instructor killed in the crash. She was the co-pilot of the flight. Two other students on board, both from Hampton University, remain in critical condition at the VCU Hospital in Richmond.