The flight instructor did not have enough time to regain control of the plane because it was flying at low altitude, the report said. After that, the airplane’s nose pitched down to about a 45-degree angle and the airplane hit the ground, the NTSB report said.Įarley failed to compensate for the P-51 Mustang’s tendency to enter a roll after takeoff likely because he had used marijuana, the report said. Shortly after takeoff, the P-51 Mustang banked left about 90 degrees, pitched up slightly and then banked past 90 degrees. to fly when Earley crashed the plane, killing both men near the Durango-La Plata County Airport, according to a report from the National Transportation Safety Board.

“Under the circumstances, she does want to send a message and she does want to make a statement with this case,” he said.įlight instructor Michael Schlarb was teaching John C. Schlarb’s lawsuit aims to send a message that the legalization of marijuana should not give anybody the impression he or she can fly under the influence, lawyer James McDonough said. Mona Schlarb, the widow of flight instructor Michael Schlarb, filed a lawsuit against the estate of the man who was flying the plane when it crashed with her husband on board, killing both men. A lawsuit was filed last week against the estate of a pilot who had high levels of THC from marijuana in his system when he crashed a World War II plane in 2014, court documents say.

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