Unbelievable LIE Kills Student Pilot

A flight instructor who had already failed an FAA reexamination and surrendered his pilot certificate kept teaching students anyway. Then one of those students died when their Piper Cherokee lost power shortly after takeoff. This is the disturbing story of Philip McPherson, the flight school accused of helping conceal his true status, the unanswered questions surrounding the aircraft’s engine problems, and the federal prosecution that ultimately sent McPherson to prison for involuntary manslaughter.