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Report: Iowa man was practicing landing before fatal crash
May 18, 2021 GMT
TIFFIN, Iowa (AP) An Iowa man was practicing landing and take off maneuvers before he died in a plane crash near Iowa City earlier this month, federal authorities said.
Dr. Dale Bieber, 73, a University of Iowa doctor and clinical professor, died when his plane crashed at the Green Castle Airport on May 2.
The National Transportation Safety Board said in a preliminary report on Tuesday that Bieber, 73, notified air traffic control operators that he was going to practice “touch and go” maneuvers, which involve preparing to land, briefly touching down and then taking off without stopping, The Cedar Rapids Gazette reported.
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