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Geico Skytypers Pilot Killed In Pennsylvania Crash

The Geico Skytypers are scheduled to perform this weekend at the Great Pocono Raceway Airshow. Chris Parypa
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Key Takeaways:

  • Geico Skytypers pilot Andy Travnicek was killed in a plane crash shortly after takeoff from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport in Pennsylvania.
  • Travnicek's T-6 Texan plane, part of a team scheduled to perform at an airshow, suddenly veered left before crashing and catching fire, with the cause currently under NTSB investigation.
  • This incident is the second fatal crash involving the Geico Skytypers team in recent years, with another pilot dying in a 2018 accident.
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A Geico Skytypers pilot was killed in a crash shortly after takeoff Friday at an airport in eastern Pennsylvania.

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