Pilot identified after plane crashes into Lake Pontchartrain

NEW ORLEANS – Authorities are still trying to piece together what happened after a small plane crashed into Lake Pontchartrain on Monday, killing a flight instructor and a student.

According to a report by WWL, the flight instructor was identified as Taylor Dickey,30, an instructor at Gulfport-Biloxi International Airport since June 2024.

The student, who has not been officially named, was nearing completion of his training for his commercial pilot’s license…

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