The pilot who died in a Bangor crash had previously flown across the Atlantic Ocean in a small plane.

Luigi Accusani, 74, of Italy, died Friday at the Bangor International Airport while attempting to land in a single-engine Cessna.

A 48-second video of the crash on Friday taken by a 9-year-old Jaxon Cook, of Vassalboro, shows the plane landing at the airport before ascending again in an arcing path and crashing.

Accusani had crossed the Atlantic Ocean at least two other times in small planes, in 2023 and 2024, according to Italian newspapers. Both times he flew with another pilot, taking a similar route to his fateful journey.

He was the “North Atlantic navigation expert,” for Gianni Golinelli when they flew from Mexico to Italy in 2024, according to Italian newspaper il Resto d

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