“I remember when I first met her, that’s all she ever wanted to do. She wanted to be a commercial pilot,” Charlie Hudson, who played tennis with Ljungman at Hampton University.
Her former college roommate at Hampton, Myana Mabry, said she was proud of her for following her dreams and would often brag about her accomplishments to other students.. “It was just so commendable and so rewarding to see her dreams become a reality.”Instagram account “viktoriathepilot”“She was just … such a pure soul that she seemed so innocent,” Hudson told the Daily Press. “How she presents herself on social media … was how she was in person.
“I don’t remember her ever not smiling,” he said. “She was just contagious in her energy, just lovely to be around.” The single-engine Cessna 172, carrying Ljungman, the student pilot Oluwagbohunmi Ayomide Oyebode and another unidentified 18-year-old student, crashed down around 3 p.m. in a ditch at Newport News-Williamsburg Airport.
The plane’s engine stalled in midair after the student pilot attempted to ascend at too steep an angle.The two 18-year-olds, current students at Hampton University, were taken to Riverside Regional Medical Center with serious injuries. Oyebode was later transferred to VCU Medical Center in Richmond.Share this article:
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