Daily Mail reports that the Swedish flight instructor, Viktoria Theresie Izabelle Ljungman was killed in the Virginia plane crash after Ayomide, 18 she was teaching pointed the nose of the aircraft too high, causing it to stall and plummet into the ground
A Nigerian trainee pilot, Identified as Oluwagbohunmi Ayomide Oyebode has been blamed for causing a flight accident, which led to the death of a flight instructor in Virginia, United States.
Daily Mail reports that the Swedish flight instructor, Viktoria Theresie Izabelle Ljungman was killed in the Virginia plane crash after Ayomide, 18 she was teaching pointed the nose of the aircraft too high, causing it to stall and plummet into the ground
Around 3pm on Thursday, Oyebode and Viktoria were said to have got into a plane for a lesson.
According to the report, tragedy struck when Oyebode pointed the nose up at too steep an angle during take-off. That made the aircraft stall at around 100 feet and led the plane to crash into a ditch, according to WMAR.
Viktoria who was a licensed commercial pilot and lived in Williamsburg, Va., after graduation, was pronounced dead on the scene.
Viktoria, 23 attended Virginia's Hampton University on a tennis scholarship, eventually becoming a flight instructor
Oyebode, a Maryland native, and another 18-year-old male were the only other people on the plane. They were taken to a local hospital with what was described as life-threatening injuries.
According to HBCU Gameday, both of the injured young men are current students at Hampton and were taking an aviation class.
The school was said to have a partnership with a local fight school based out of Newport News-Williamsburg International Airport, where Viktoria was an instructor.
Myana Mabry, a roommate, told WAVY, "We were two roommates with two completely different cultures- but we complimented each other so well. We were each other’s teachers- she taught me so much about her Swedish heritage and even invited me to visit Sweden on day! I taught her about my African American heritage which led to many conversations between us because Viktoria was just so curious and just overall respectful."
She added, "She was truly someone you only meet once. And I will love her until the day after forever."
Viktoria had gotten her license to teach in April of this year after getting her commercial license in March of 2021, according to the Daily Press.
The university released a statement that only commented on the two young men, saying, "Hampton University is aware of the unfortunate accident that occurred today involving two of our students. The exact cause of the accident is under investigation. Out of respect for the students and their families we have no further comment at this time."