Third US air disaster in 8 days

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5 killed in small plane crash in Central Texas, authorities say

Authorities are investigating a deadly aircraft crash near Wimberley, Texas, that killed five people late Thursday night.

Hays County Judge Ruben Becerra said emergency crews were dispatched around 11:05 p.m. following reports of a downed aircraft in the area. The plane, identified as a Cessna 421C, crashed with five individuals on board. All five occupants were confirmed dead at the scene.

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Crash of skydiving plane kills 12 in Butler, Missouri, authorities say

A plane crash at Butler Memorial Airport on Sunday killed 12 people, including a pilot and 11 skydivers, according to Bates County authorities.

The crash happened during takeoff and was reported about 11:27 a.m., Bates County Sheriff Chad Anderson said in a news conference Sunday afternoon. The plane was a locally-based, 10-person aircraft. The airport is about an hour’s drive south of Kansas City.

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Oliver Tree Dead at 32 After Rio de Janeiro Helicopter Crash

Oliver Tree has died in a plane crash at age 32.

Brazil’s Nation Civil Aviation Agency (ANAC) confirmed to CNN Brasil that the singer-songwriter, along with five others, died on Sunday (June 14) after two helicopters collided midair and crashed in the Recreio dos Bandeirantes neighborhood in the southwest zone of Rio de Janeiro.

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US Air Force was testing a new anti-spoof radar for the B-52 so they could keep using a 60-year-old aircraft design to kill whoever the president orders them to. It didn't go well. The smoke plume mixed with the several brush fires to make for a rather smoky day in northern LA County. The Air Force was still contacting next of kin at last report, so they're not saying anything.

The president was on TV meeting with some faloon from somewhere. He was falling asleep. NFD.
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A founder of Assassin’s Creed maker Ubisoft killed in a plane crash in western France

PARIS (AP) — A founder of global gaming company Ubisoft, maker of Assassin’s Creed, was killed in a plane crash in western France, authorities said Saturday.

The twin-motor Cessna 421 carrying Claude Guillemot and a flight instructor crashed Friday evening near La Baule airport on the Atlantic coast, Mayor Franck Louvrier said in a statement. Both were licensed and experienced pilots. The instructor also was killed, the mayor said. An investigation is underway.

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Bahamas plane crash that killed 10 included musicians and a DJ, union says

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Musicians and a DJ are among the dead in a plane crash in the Bahamas that killed 10, the Bahamas Musicians and Entertainers Union said Saturday, a day after the deadly incident.

The crash prompted the government to temporarily ground Flamingo Air flights. It happened in North Andros, located in waters just west of Nassau, the archipelago’s capital.

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Influencer, 17, dies in helicopter crash with mom and grandmother

Colombian influencer Sofia Murillo has died after she was involved in a helicopter crash in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She was 17.

Murillo was with her mother, Wendy Manrique, and her grandmother, Rocio Cubillos, while riding in a four-seat helicopter with local tour agency Voo Rio Panorâmico near scenic outlook Vista Chinesa on Saturday, August 8, before the aircraft reportedly crashed into a wooded area and exploded, according to local outlet g1. The pilot, Alessandro Rocha, also died in the accident.

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