Pilot in Boca Raton crash that killed 3 reported plane could only turn left: NTSB

One of the pilots of a small plane that crashed in Boca Raton last month reported a rudder problem and said the plane was only making left turns before it went down in a ball of fire, killing the three family members who were on board, according to a new report.

The preliminary report from the National Transportation Safety Board released Wednesday sheds new light on the April 11 crash that killed a 17-year-old, her father and grandfather.

Brooke Stark, her father 54-year-old Stephen Stark, and grandfather 81-year-old Robert Stark, were on the Cessna 310 when it crashed after departing from Boca Raton Airport on its way to Tallahassee International Airport.

According to the report, the flight was the first after the plane’s annual inspection but immediately after takeoff, the plane drifted to the left…

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