Female pilot of Vietnamese origin dies after plane crash in the US

According to WTHR, the accident happened at about 10:45 a.m. on July 30 local time, west of Interstate 65 in Greenwood, Johnson County, Indiana.

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said the plane crashed shortly after takeoff from Indy South Greenwood Airport. Authorities sent rescue workers and police to the scene and found the plane crashed into a ditch behind a gas station.

Vietnamese female pilot dies in plane crash in US

The Greenwood Fire Department said the pilot, Anh Thu Nguyen, was the only person on board and died at the scene. There were no other casualties on the ground.

The NTSB and the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced that they had sent a team to the scene to investigate the cause of the incident. On the morning of the accident, Anh Thu posted a video on social media saying that she would fly from Indiana to Pennsylvania, according to WTHR.

Authorities investigate the scene of a plane crash in Greenwood, Indiana (USA) on July 30.

PHOTO: GREENWOOD FIRE DEPARTMENT

IndyStar reported on July 31 that a few minutes after takeoff, Anh Thu’s 2005 Lancair IV-P plane spiraled down. A witness named Frank Williams said there was no explosion or fire. “When I got closer, I smelled fuel. I could tell there were no survivors,” the witness said.

Nguyen Anh Thu, 44, was born in Vietnam and moved to the United States at the age of 12. She graduated from Purdue University in Indiana. WTHR said she has always been fascinated by “flying machines.” In 2020, Anh Thu opened Dragon Flight Academy in Florida. By 2024, Purdue University said she would be the 10th woman to fly solo around the world .

The female pilot posted on social media on July 30 that she would fly from Indiana to Pennsylvania.

PHOTO: FACEBOOK SCREENSHOT ANH-THU NGUYEN

On July 30, the non-profit organization Asian Women in Aerospace and Aviation, founded by Anh Thu, posted a statement expressing condolences over the sudden passing of the female pilot.

“Anh Thu is an inspirational pilot, instructor and advocate for girls and women in the aerospace industry. She lives with boldness, curiosity and determination. She comes from a poor family in Vietnam and has become a beacon of hope for many,” the statement said.

Thanhnien.vn

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/nu-phi-cong-goc-viet-tu-nan-sau-vu-roi-may-bay-tai-my-185250731094623623.htm