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Dennis Donovan

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Fri Nov 8, 2019, 04:06 PM Nov 2019

Texas small plane crash was gender reveal gone wrong, NTSB finds [View all]

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/texas-small-plane-crash-was-gender-reveal-gone-wrong-ntsb-n1078936?cid=sm_npd_nn_tw_ma


A plane crash near Turkey, Texas on Sept. 7, 2019.FAA via NTSB

Nov. 8, 2019, 2:09 PM EST

By Theo Wayt

A Texas plane crash that injured one person was part of a gender reveal stunt gone wrong, a National Transportation Safety Board report said Thursday.

The incident occurred when a pilot flew a crop duster-style plane at a low altitude in order to drop 350 gallons of pink water as part of a gender reveal celebration. Immediately after dropping the water, the plane stalled and crashed, sustaining damage to its fuselage and right wing, the NTSB said. A photo from the incident shows the mangled plane upside down in a field.

The crash occurred outside of Turkey, Texas on Sept. 7.

The pilot, identified as 49-year-old Raj L. Horan of Plainview, Texas, was unharmed, while one passenger suffered minor injuries, the report said. An FAA inspector also noted that it was a single-seat aircraft and not designed to carry two people.

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Um, aren't these things getting out of hand?
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