"NTSB Report: Pilot's Disregard for Advice Led to Fatal December Crash"

A former Afghan Air Force pilot, training for a commercial license in Oregon, disregarded his flight instructor's warning about low visibility and attempted to land at a small airport, resulting in a crash that killed him and two other former Afghan pilots. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) found no mechanical issues with the aircraft, a Cessna 172G. The crash occurred after the pilot, Mohammad Hussain Musawi, and his passengers, also former Afghan pilots who had resettled in the U.S. as refugees, made two unsuccessful landing attempts in foggy conditions. The NTSB's preliminary report does not assign a cause but provides details of the crash. A GoFundMe page has been set up to support the families of the deceased pilots.