https://www.kentucky.com/news/state/kentucky/article232488717.html

BY BILL ESTEP

JULY 10, 2019 10:10 AM, UPDATED JULY 10, 2019 05:26 PM

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This is what NTSB does when it investigates plane crashes and other accidents

The National Transportation Safety Board, established in 1967, conducts independent investigations into all civil aviation accidents in the U.S. and major accidents in other modes of transportation. BY DAVID CARACCIO

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A Kentucky pilot likely became disoriented as he maneuvered to avoid deteriorating weather conditions, leading to a crash in which he and three others died, according to a federal investigation.

The probable cause of the crash was that pilot Scott T. Foster, who wasn’t rated to fly by instruments alone, flew into an area where the conditions wouldrequired flying by instruments. He lost control because of disorientation, according to a report from the National Transportation Safety Board.

One witness on the ground reported seeing the airplane in a nosedive…