The pilot of a small plane that crashed near an airport tried to avoid hitting a turtle on the runway, according to a National Transportation Safety Board report. The pilot and a passenger were killed.

The pilot and the passenger were killed in the June 3 incident and a third person was seriously injured, the NTSB said in a newly-released report

The NTSB's preliminary report reveals 72-year-old pilot Gary Wolfelt told controllers he was struggling to control his plane in heavy rain before the fatal crash.