New details have emerged about the pilot in the Wyoming plane crash that killed 13-year-old rodeo queen Amelia Palmer.
According to KTVQ , court records show that 54-year-old Earl Palmer — who was flying the small plane when it went down on Monday (Sept. 1) — had been involved in two other aircraft crashes, in 2012 and 2016.
Both incidents were serious enough that the Department of the Interior revoked his authorization to fly for the agency in 2017.
Pilot’s Past Crashes
Court documents revealed that Palmer also worked as a pilot for Bighorn Airways.
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The records detail a 2012 helicopter mishap while Palmer was flying for the Department of the Interior out of Boise, which was d