Calgary pilot dies minutes after takeoff leaving a New York airport
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Family and friends are remembering Natalie Gillis for her love of flying and as a nature lover with a passion for the outdoors and more.
Family and friends are remembering Natalie Gillis for her love of flying and as a nature lover with a passion for the outdoors and more.
The 34-year-old was piloting her twin-engine piper aircraft, leaving an Albany, N.Y. airport and destined for Montreal, when it crashed around two minutes after takeoff.
The aircraft went down in a wooded area, by homes and the library in the nearby community of Colonie.
Security video obtained by CTV News shows the moment the aircraft went down shortly after 8:15 a.m. on Monday.
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) says Gillis experienced an "extreme loss of control in the cockpit" before her plane went down.
Matthew Yap, Gillis's brother, posted about the loss on social media.
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