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April 7, 2021, Great Valley, N.Y.
Cessna 177B Cardinal
The airplane was destroyed at about 1408 Eastern time when it apparently stalled shortly after liftoff and collided with terrain. The private pilot was seriously injured; the pilot-rated passenger was fatally injured.