'You have to keep your wits about you': Pilot killed in Manatee County helicopter crash spoke to 10 Tampa Bay weeks earlier
Katherine Langford
Katherine Langford
Editor-in-Chief · Edina, MN
Katherine oversees editorial operations across all six brands. Before joining The Meridan Group, she spent 14 years at the Minneapolis Star Tribune, where she led the metro desk through its digital transformation. She holds a Master's in Journalism from Northwestern's Medill School.
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A preliminary NTSB report reveals new details about the deadly crash, including the helicopter's flight path and a GPS warning system that lacked audible alerts.