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Teen Was Piloting Second Solo Flight When She Fatally Crashed In PA: NTSB Teen Was Piloting Second Solo Flight When She Fatally Crashed In PA: NTSB
Teen Was Piloting Second Solo Flight When She Fatally Crashed In PA: NTSB A 17-year-old girl who died piloting a Cessna on Independence Day was only on her second-ever solo flight, authorities say.  Maisie Bitler had taken off from Williamsport Regional Airport in a Cessna 172 owned by Quarter to Two Flying Club, Inc., Engines on Thursday morning, according to fight logs and later identified by the Clinton County Coroner's Office.  Maisie was an experienced pilot and a C/1 Lieutenant in the Civil Air Patrol, officials with the Piper Composite Squadron explained in a release on July 5.  As she was heading towards William T. Piper Airport, she …

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