T-45C instructor was flat-hatting before fatal crash

A T-45C from VT-7 crashed on Oct. 1, 2017, in rural Tennessee. The crash killed the instructor and student. An investigation board had determined that pilot error was the cause and the instructor was flat hatting during the flight.

T-45C Goshawk of VT-7 lands on USS George Washington (CVN-73) in May 2016
By U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Clemente A. Lynch [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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