Teenage boys and pilot died in Swiss plane crash after boy was given the controls

Two 14-year-old boys and their adult pilot died in a plane crash after the man let one of the teens take the controls.

Swiss investigators say the pilot picked a risky flight path before making the decision to hand the controls to one of the boys, ultimately causing the crash.

A 17-year-old girl was seriously hurt when the Piper PA-28 came down in southeastern Switzerland in 2017.

The Swiss Transportation Safety Investigation Board said in a report Friday the pilot had chosen a risky flight course.

In addition, it said that ‘the pilot’s risky decision to hand the controls to the passenger (was) a direct contributing factor to the accident.’

It added that he hadn’t trained as a flight instructor.

The crash happened around 10 minutes after takeoff. The teens were taking part in a flying club’s annual camp

The report said the club didn’t intend passengers to take the controls.