Nation Pilot who died after exiting plane midflight appeared ‘visibly upset’ over emergency, NTSB says August 18, 2022 Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY Comments Off on Pilot who died after exiting plane midflight appeared ‘visibly upset’ over emergency, NTSB says Charles Hew Crooks, 23, said he felt sick and needed air, federal investigators said. He was found dead after exiting the flight.