Was he pushed? Why would an experienced pilot jump out of a plane just because it was going to land with a missing wheel? Why didn't the other pilot report that his copilot had jumped out of the aircraft the instant it happened?

>The body of a co-pilot who got off an aircraft mid-flight during an emergency landing near Raleigh, North Carolina, has been recovered, local police said. The co-pilot, identified as Charles Hew Crooks, 23, was not wearing a parachute... Authorities believe Crooks either jumped or fell out of the plane. Crooks and a pilot were onboard a twin-engine CASA CN-212 Aviocar when it took off July 29.

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